A/RES/70/218 Second United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2008–2017) alignment of that work with the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Stressing the importance of policies to address longer-term structural issues, including structural constraints faced by women as economic agents, and to diversify commodity economies and integrate commodity policies into wider development and poverty eradication strategies at all levels, Stressing also the importance of inclusiveness within the United Nations development system and that no country is left behind in the implementation of the present resolution, 1. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the Second United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2008 –2017), under the item entitled “Eradication of poverty and other development issues”; 12 2. Reaffirms that the objective of the Second United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2008–2017) is to support, in an efficient and coordinated manner, the follow-up to the implementation of the internationally agreed development goals, including the Sustainable Development Goals, as established by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, 13 and the unfinished business of the Millennium Development Goals relating to the eradication of poverty and to coordinate international support to that end; 3. Also reaffirms that eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including extreme poverty, is the greatest global challenge and an indispensable requirement for sustainable development, as well as an overarching objective of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, of which the Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development 14 is an integral part; 4. Further reaffirms that each country must take primary responsibility for its own economic and social development and that the role of national policies and development strategies for the achievement of sustainable development and poverty eradication cannot be overemphasized, and recognizes that increased effective national efforts should be complemented by concrete, effective and supportive international programmes, measures and policies aimed at expanding the development opportunities of developing countries, while taking into account national conditions and ensuring respect for national ownership strategies and sovereignty; 5. Emphasizes the need to accord the highest priority within the United Nations development agenda to the eradication of poverty in all its forms and dimensions in order to ensure that gains are irreversible, 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, in accordance with the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic, social and related fields; 6. Reiterates the need to strengthen the leadership role of the United Nations in promoting international cooperation for development and its role at the _______________ 12 A/70/281. Resolution 70/1. 14 Resolution 69/313, annex. 13 6/12