Second United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2008-2017) : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

2nd United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2008-2017) : resolution

Proclaims the Second United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2008-2017) in order to support, in an efficient and coordinated manner, the internationally agreed development goals related to poverty eradication, including the Millennium Development Goals; reiterates that eradicating poverty is the greatest global challenge facing the world today and an indispensable requirement for sustainable development, in particular for developing countries; urges all Governments, the international community, including the UN system, and all other actors to continue to pursue seriously the objective of the eradication of poverty; requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its 63rd sess. a report containing recommendations on how to make the Second United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2008-2017) effective, in support of the poverty eradication-related internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals.

Adopted without vote, 78th plenary meeting

3 p.

Issued in GAOR, 62nd sess., Suppl. no. 49.