Legal empowerment of the poor and eradication of poverty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2009
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SymbolA/RES/64/215
TitleLegal empowerment of the poor and eradication of poverty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
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Summary
Emphasizes the need to accord the highest priority to poverty eradication within the UN development agenda, while stressing the importance of addressing the causes and challenges of poverty through integrated, coordinated and coherent strategies at the national, intergovernmental and inter-agency levels; also emphasizes the importance of access to justice for all, and in this regard encourages the strengthening and improvement of the administration of justice and identity and birth registration systems, as well as awareness-raising concerning existing legal rights; emphasizes that education and training are among the critical factors in empowering those living in poverty, and in this regard calls for action at all levels to give high priority to improving and expanding literacy, while recognizing the complexity of the challenge of poverty eradication; calls upon the international community to continue to give priority to the eradication of poverty, and calls upon countries in a position to do so to support the national efforts of developing countries in promoting legal empowerment of the poor through the provision of adequate, predictable financial resources or technical assistance.
Action note2009-12-21
Vote summary
Adopted without vote, 66th plenary meeting
DraftA/C.2/64/L.4/Rev.2
Committee reportA/64/424
Meeting record
A/64/PV.66
Agenda information
A/64/251 57 Eradication of poverty and other development issues. POVERTY MITIGATION
Date[New York] : UN, 23 Mar. 2010
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3 p.
Notes
Issued in GAOR, 64th sess., Suppl. no. 49.