International year for the Eradication of Poverty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly.

Proclaims 1996 International year for the Eradication of Poverty; decides that the major activities for the observance of the Year should be undertaken at the local, national and international levels and that assistance should be provided by the UN system with a view to creating among States, policy makers and international public opinion a greater awareness that the eradication of poverty is fundamental to reinforcing peace and achieving sustainable development; requests the Secretary-General to prepare a draft programme concerning the preparation for and observance of the Year, containing the objectives, principles and main recommendtions for the Year, and to submit a progress report thereon to the General Assembly at its 49th session; also requests the Secretary-General to give widespread publicity to the activities of the UN system, including those described in chapter 3 of Agenda 21 related to the eradication of poverty; invites all States, organizations of the UN system, intergovernmental organizations concerned and interested national organizations, including non-governmental organizations, to exert every possible effort in the preparations for and observance of the Year and to cooperate with the Secretary-General in achieving the objectives of the Year; designates the Department for Policy Coordination and Sustainable Development as the preparatory body and the Economic and Social Council as the coordinating body for the International Year.

Adopted without vote, 86th meeting

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Adopted at the 86th plenary meeting, 21 Dec. 1993.