Second United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2008–2017)
A/RES/70/218
Recognizing further the centrality of mobilizing financial and non-financial
resources for development at the national and international levels and the effective
use of those resources, as well as the importance of policy coherence and an
enabling environment for sustainable development, at all levels and by all actors,
and of reinvigorating the global partnership for sustainable development in support
of the achievement of 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,
Expressing concern that aggregate/net official development assistance (ODA)
fell from 0.30 per cent in 2013 to 0.29 per cent in 2014, while noting that
aggregate/net ODA has increased since 2000 and has long been a key source of
financing for development, and reiterating the call on those Memb er States that have
made commitments to fulfil those commitments and step up efforts to increase their
assistance and make additional concrete efforts towards meeting their ODA targets,
Underscoring that, for all countries, public policies and the mobilization and
effective use of domestic resources, underscored by the principle of national
ownership, are central to the common pursuit of sustainable development, including
achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, and recognizing that domestic
resources are first and foremost generated by economic growth, supported by an
enabling environment at all levels,
Acknowledging that South-South cooperation is not a substitute for but rather a
complement to North-South cooperation, and recognizing the contributions of
South-South and triangular cooperation to the efforts of developing countries to
eradicate poverty and pursue sustainable development,
Acknowledging also that good governance at the national and international
levels and sustainable, inclusive, sustained and equitable economic growth,
supported by full employment and decent work for all, rising productivity and a
favourable environment, including public and private investment and entrepreneurshi p,
are necessary to eradicate poverty, achieve 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, and to realize a rise in living standards, and that
corporate social responsibility initiatives play an important role in maximizing the
impact of public and private investment,
Underlining the priority and urgency given by Heads of State and Go vernment
to the eradication of poverty, as expressed in the outcomes of the major United
Nations conferences and summits in the economic, social and related fields,
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, including the most vulnerable countries, in particular African countries,
the least developed countries, landlocked developing countries and small island
developing States, while recognizing the specific challenges facing middle -income
countries, and emphasizing also that countries in situatio ns of conflict and postconflict countries also deserve special attention,
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
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