Implementation of the Second United Nations Decade
for the Eradication of Poverty (2008–2017)
A/RES/72/233
resources are first and foremost generated by economic growth, supported by an
enabling environment at all levels,
Acknowledging the important role that the private sector can play in generating
new investments, employment and financing for development,
Taking into consideration that official development assistance remains an
important source of financing for development in developing countries,
Acknowledging that South-South cooperation is not a substitute for, but rather a
complement to, North-South cooperation, and recognizing the contributions of SouthSouth and triangular cooperation to the efforts of developing countries to eradicate
poverty and pursue sustainable development,
Emphasizing the essential role of inclusive and sustainable industrial
development as part of a comprehensive strategy of structural economic
transformation in eradicating poverty and supporting sustained economic growth and
thus in contributing to achieving sustainable development in developing countries,
Taking note of the work done under the inter-agency, system-wide plan of action
for poverty eradication coordinating the efforts of the United Nations system in its
advisory and programmatic support to Member States, involving more than
21 agencies, funds, programmes and regional commissions, and encouraging the
alignment of that work with the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development,
Reiterating the pledge that no one will be left behind, reaffirming the
recognition that the dignity of the human person is fundamental, and the wish to see
the Goals and targets met for all nations and peoples and for all segments of society,
and recommitting to endeavour to reach the furthest behind first,
Recommitting to ensuring that no country or person is left behind and to focusing
our effort where the challenges are greatest, including by ensuring the inclusion and
participation of those who are furthest behind,
Underlining the priority and urgency given by Heads of State and Government
to the eradication of poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including extreme
poverty, as expressed in the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and
summits in the economic, social and related fields,
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Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General; 17
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Recognizes that, during the implementation of the Second Decade, the
international community adopted, inter alia, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development, 18 the Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International
Conference on Financing for Development, 19 the Paris Agreement adopted under the
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, 1 the Sendai Framework
for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030, 13 the New Urban Agenda, 20 the outcome
document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development entitled
“The future we want”,5 the Istanbul Programme of Action for the Least Developed
Countries for the Decade 2011–2020, 7 as well as the Political Declaration of the
Comprehensive High-level Midterm Review of the Implementation of the Istanbul
Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the Decade 2011–2020, 21
the SIDS Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA) Pathway, 8 the Vienna
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69/313, annex.
71/256, annex.
69/283, annex II.
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