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Information on Poverty UN Campaigns and Observances   

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End Poverty 2015 - Millennium Development Campaign http://www.endpoverty2015.org/ International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, 17 October http://social.un.org/index/Poverty/InternationalDayfortheEradicationofPoverty.aspx http://www.un.org/en/events/povertyday/ Second United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty, 2008-2017 http://www.un.org/en/events/povertyday/second.shtml http://social.un.org/index/Poverty/UNDecadefortheEradicationofPoverty/SecondUNDecade fortheEradicationofPoverty.aspx Stand Up Against Poverty (Global Call to Action Against Poverty) http://www.standagainstpoverty.org/

UN Entities            

United Nations Development Fund (UNDP) – Poverty Reduction: http://www.undp.org/poverty/ International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) - Rural Poverty Portal: http://www.ruralpovertyportal.org International Monetary Fund (IMF) - Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSP): http://www.imf.org/external/np/prsp/prsp.aspx United Nations Department for Economic and Social Affairs – Poverty: http://social.un.org/index/Poverty.aspx United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) - Poverty - the human rights approach: http://www.unesco.org/shs/antipoverty Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) – African Learning Group on Poverty Reduction Strategies and the Millennium Development Goals: http://www.uneca.org/prsp/Default.html Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) - Poverty Reduction Section: http://www.unescap.org/pdd/about_prs.asp International Labour Organization (ILO) – Poverty: http://www.ilo.org/global/Themes/Ecosocdev/Poverty/lang--en/index.htm United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) - Putting Rights into Practice: Fighting Poverty: http://www.unfpa.org/rights/poverty.htm World Bank PovertyNet: http://go.worldbank.org/33CTPSVDC0 Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights - Human rights dimension of poverty: http://www2.ohchr.org/english/issues/poverty/index.htm Independent Expert on extreme poverty: http://www2.ohchr.org/english/issues/poverty/expert/index.htm

Selected Statements and Speeches of UN Officials             

Intelligent Use of Natural Capital Can Boost Sustainable Poverty Reduction, Food Security, Says Secretary-General in World Environment Day Message (\SG/SM/13612-ENV/DEV/1218-OBV/1004, 1 June 2011): http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2011/sgsm13612.doc.htm To Lift People Out of Poverty, Must ‘Connect the Dots’ between Climate Change, Issues of Water, Energy, Food, Says Secretary-General in Message (SG/SM/13576-ENV/DEV/1215, 16 May 2011): http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2011/sgsm13576.doc.htm Economic Uncertainty, Fiscal Austerity Not Excuses for Doing Less, But Reasons to Do More, Secretary-General Says, in Message for Poverty Eradication Day ( SG/SM/13176-DEV/2839OBV/922, 12 October 2010): http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2010/sgsm13176.doc.htm Secretary-General Says ‘Great Goals within Reach’ — Fighting Poverty, Preserving Climate, Eliminating Nuclear Weapons — if World Pulls Together through UN (SG/SM/13134-GA/10997, 23 September 2010): http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2010/sgsm13134.doc.htm Secretary-General, at Summit High-Level Event, Describes Energy Poverty as Obstacle to Millennium Development Goals (SG/SM/13124-DEV/2824-EN/250, 21 September 2010): http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2010/sgsm13124.doc.htm Secretary—General, in Message to Kigali Forum, Says ‘MDGs Are Achievable’; Will Continue to Be ‘Close Partner’ for Africa in Anti-Poverty Effort (SG/SM/13088-AFR/2031, 7 September 2010): http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2010/sgsm13088.doc.htm Secretary-General Highlights ‘Significant Gains’ Made by Asia and Pacific Region towards Achieving Anti-Poverty Goals, in Message to Jakarta Meeting (SG/SM/13036-DEV/2806, 3 August 2010): http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2010/sgsm13036.doc.htm Secretary-General, in Johannesburg Remarks, Says World Cup ‘Triumph for Humanity’; Same Commitment, Teamwork Can Score Victory over Poverty (SG/SM/12945-DEV/2803 , 8 June 2010): http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2010/sgsm12945.doc.htm Gender Equality, Women’s Empowerment Not Only Just, but ‘Vital’ to Achieving Anti-poverty Goals, Says Deputy Secretary-General to Copenhagen Conference (DSG/SM/497-DEV/2794-WOM/1793, 25 March 2010): http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2010/dsgsm497.doc.htm Millennium Declaration inspired great hope, but progress on anti-poverty goals must accelerate to make good on original promise, says Deputy Secretary-General (DSG/SM/492-GA/10921DEV/2788, 4 March 2010): http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2010/dsgsm492.doc.htm Realizing global anti-poverty goals ‘depends fundamentally on the empowerment of women’, says Secretary-General to Economic and Social Council Event (SG/SM/12759-ECOSOC/6414, 22 February 2010): http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2010/sgsm12759.doc.htm Stretch out, grab target of ending extreme poverty, Deputy Secretary-General urges regional meeting on preparations for 2010 Millennium Development Goals Summit (DSG/SM/487-DEV/2787REC/232, 19 February 2010): http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2010/dsgsm487.doc.htm Investing in key areas can accelerate progress towards Millennium Development Goals, SecretaryGeneral says in Message for Poverty Eradication Day (SG/SM/12530-DEV/2762-OBV/818, 8 October 2009): http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2009/sgsm12530.doc.htm

Selection of Publications available online    

Towards a Green Economy: Pastways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication; A Synthesis for Policy Makers (UNEP, 2011): http://www.unep.org/greeneconomy/Portals/88/documents/ger/GER_synthesis_en.pdf Rural Poverty Report 2011 (IFAD, 2011): http://www.ifad.org/rpr2011/index.htm Thematic Paper on MDG 1: Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger - Review of Progress, 2010 (United Nations Development Group - ILO, WFP, FAO, World Bank): http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/pardev/download/mdg/undg_tf_mdg-1_final-01-06-2010.pdf Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI): http://hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/mpi/

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Rethinking Poverty: Report on the World Social Situation 2010: http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/rwss/docs/2010/fullreport.pdf Human Rights, Health and Poverty Reduction Strategies (OHCHR/WHO, December 2008): http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Publications/HHR_PovertyReductionsStrategies_WHO_EN.pdf Strengthening Efforts to Eradicate Poverty and Hunger: Dialogues at the Economic and Social Council (2007): http://www.un.org/en/ecosoc/docs/pdfs/07-49285-ecosoc-book-2007.pdf Strengthening the International Partnership for Effective Poverty Reduction: Policy Note (October 2007): http://www.un.org/esa/policy/devplan/2007%20docs/poverty.pdf

Further information       

Millennium Development Goals, No. 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger: http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/ International Forum on the Eradication of Poverty, 15-16 November 2006: http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/poverty/PovertyForum/ United Nations System Pathfinder – Poverty: http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/pathfind/social/0906.htm UN CyberSchoolBus – Poverty Curriculum: http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/poverty2000/index.asp UN CyberSchoolBus - Briefing Papers for Students: Poverty: http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/briefing/poverty/index.htm Everyone’s is a delegate – World Summit 2005: Poverty: http://www.un.org/summit/poverty.html Consultation on the draft of the guiding principles: "Extreme poverty and human rights: the rights of the poor": http://www2.ohchr.org/english/issues/poverty/consultation/index.htm

UNRIC Library – August 2011 not an official document – for information only http://www.unric.org/html/english/library/backgrounders/poverty_eng.pdf