Human rights and extreme poverty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly.
1996
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SymbolA/RES/51/97
TitleHuman rights and extreme poverty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly.
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Summary
Reaffirms that extreme poverty and exclusion from society constitute a violation of human dignity and that urgent national and international action is therefore required to eliminate them; reaffirms also that, in accordance with the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, it is essential for States to foster participation by the poorest people in the decision-making process in the communities in which they live, in the promotion of human rights and in efforts to combat extreme poverty; notes with appreciation the specific action taken by UNICEF to mitigate the effects of extreme poverty on children and the efforts of UNDP to give priority to the search for some means of alleviating poverty within the framework of the relevant resolutions, and urges them to continue in this work.
Action note1996-12-12
Vote summary
Adopted without vote, 82nd meeting
Meeting record
A/51/PV.82
Agenda information
A/51/251 110b[13] POVERTY--HUMAN RIGHTS
Date[New York] : UN, 3 Mar. 1997.
Description
3 p.
Notes
Adopted at the 82nd plenary meeting, 12 Dec. 1996.