Implementation of the 1st UN Decade for the Eradication of Poverty

Reiterates that the main objective of the 1st UN Decade for the Eradication of Poverty is to achieve the goal of eradicating absolute poverty and reducing overall poverty substantially in the world through decisive national action and international cooperation; calls for strengthened efforts to implement fully the relevant resolutions and decisions of UN and all agreements and commitments agreed upon at UN major conferences and summit conferences organized since 1990 as they relate to the eradication of poverty; reaffirms that special attention should be given to the multidimensional nature of poverty and the national and international framework conditions and policies that are conducive to its eradication; reaffirms also that the causes of poverty should be addressed in the context of sectoral strategies; stresses the importance of tackling the root causes of poverty and the necessity of meeting the basic needs of all; recognizes that the process of globalization brings with it opportunities but also poses new challenges; recognizes also the importance of appropriate policy responses to the challenges of globalization at the national level; calls for continued action by the international community to create an enabling economic environment and to assist developing countries further in their efforts to combat the negative impact of globalization; reaffirms that all Governments and the UN system should promote an active and visible policy of mainstreaming a gender perspective; emphasizes that, in developing countries, rural development remains central to efforts to eradicate poverty.

Adopted without vote, 91st meeting

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Adopted at the 91st plenary meeting, 15 Dec. 1998.