world’s people whose income is less than one dollar a day and of those suffer from
hunger,
Recalling that, in its resolution 62/205 of 19 December 2007, the General
Assembly proclaimed the Second United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty
(2008–2017), in order to support, in a efficient and coordinated manner, the
internationally agreed development goals related to poverty eradication, including the
Millennium Development goals,
Bearing in mind the resolutions of the General Assembly on human rights and
extreme poverty, and the importance they attach to giving persons living in extreme
poverty the wherewithal to organize and participate in all aspects of political, economic
and social life,
Deeply concerned that extreme poverty persists in all countries of the world,
regardless of their economic, social and cultural situation, and that its extent and
manifestations are particularly severe in developing countries,
Concerned at the insufficient progress notwithstanding the priority and urgency
given by the Heads of State and Government to the eradication of poverty, as expressed
in the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic
and social fields,
Reaffirming that the fight against extreme poverty must remain a high priority for
the international community,
Stressing the need to better understand the causes and consequences of extreme
poverty,