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and requests the Secretary-General to include in his annual report on progress in the
implementation of the Millennium Development Goals a compilation of such good
practices;
27. Reiterates its call upon the relevant organizations of the United Nations
system to consider activities to implement 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, as a consequence of the
global financial and economic crisis, 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 work, 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 of the
International Labour Organization;
30. Encourages the international community to support developing countries
in their efforts to eradicate poverty and promote empowerment of the poor and
people in vulnerable situations, with a view to achieving the internationally agreed
development goals, including 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 International Labour Organization Recommendation No. 202
concerning national floors of social protection;
31. Stresses the importance of implementing nationally appropriate social
protection systems and measures for all, including social protection floors, and of
achieving substantial coverage of the poor and the vulnerable, and encourages
Member States to continue developing and implementing social protection floors
based on national priorities, paying particular attention to women, children, older
persons and persons with disabilities;
32. Notes the reference in the proposal of the Open Working Group on
Sustainable Development Goals to the need to ensure significant mobilization of
resources from a variety of sources, including through enhanced development
cooperation, in order to provide adequate and predictable means for developing
countries, in particular the least developed countries, to implement programmes and
policies to end poverty in all its dimensions;
33. Calls upon Member States to ensure that the eradication of poverty is
duly reflected in the deliberations of the third International Conference on
Financing for Development, to be held in Addis Ababa from 13 to 16 July 2015;
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