A/RES/70/218
Second United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2008–2017)
26. Invites all relevant stakeholders, including organizations of the United
Nations system and civil society organizations, to share good practices relating to
programmes and policies that address inequalities for the benefit of those living in
extreme poverty and promote the active participation of those living in extreme
poverty in the design and implementation of such programmes and policies, w ith the
aim of achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development;
27. Calls upon the relevant organizations of the United Nations system,
including the regional commissions, as appropriate, to conduct activities to
accelerate and review progress in the implementation of the Second Decade, in
consultation with Member States and other relevant stakeholders;
28. Notes with concern the continuing high levels of unemployment and
underemployment, particularly among young people, recognizes that decent work
for all remains one of the best routes out of poverty, and in this regard invites donor
countries, multilateral organizations and other development partners to continue to
assist Member States, in particular developing countries, in adopting policies
consistent with the Global Jobs Pact adopted by the International Labour
Conference at its ninety-eighth session as a general framework within which each
country can formulate policy packages specific to its situation and national priorities
in order to promote a job-intensive recovery and sustainable development;
29. Urges Member States to address the global challenge of youth
unemployment by developing and implementing strategies that give young people
everywhere a real chance to find decent and productive wo rk, and in this context
stresses the need for the development of a global strategy on youth employment,
building upon, inter alia, the Global Jobs Pact and the call for action by the
International Labour Organization;
30. Encourages the international community to support developing countries
in their efforts to eradicate poverty and promote the empowerment of women, the
poor and people in vulnerable situations, with a view to achieving the
internationally agreed development goals, including the Sustainable Development
Goals, as established by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and the
unfinished business of the Millennium Development Goals, improving access to
finance, microfinance and credit, removing barriers to opportunity, enhancing
productive capacity, developing sustainable agriculture and promoting full and
productive employment and decent work for all, complemented by national efforts
on effective social policies, including social protection floors, and in this regard
takes note of Social Protection Floors Recommendation of 2012 (No. 202) of the
International Labour Organization;
31. Stresses the importance of implementing nationally appropriate social
protection systems and measures for all, including social protection floors, and of
achieving substantial coverage for the poor and the vulnerable, and encourages
Member States to continue to develop and implement social protection floors based
on national priorities, paying particular attention to women, children, older persons
and persons with disabilities;
32. Emphasizes the reference in the Goals and targets of the 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development to the need to ensure the significant mobilization of
resources from a variety of sources, including through enhanced development
cooperation, in order to provide predictable means for developing countries, in
particular the least developed countries, to implement programmes and policies to
end poverty in all its dimensions;
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