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UN Deputy Chief: Extreme poverty drop "uneven across regions"
31.01.2018 10:14 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
As of this week, while addressing the opening of the UN Commission for Social Development 56th session (at UN Headquarters in New York), UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said the UN Commission for Social Development has a «key role to play» within addressing the challenge of tackling extreme poverty, and other key goals that form the ambitious 2030 Agenda, UN Radio reports.
As to the report, Amina Mohammed encouraged the Commission to emphasize the need to accelerate «inclusive and equitable» economic growth, including full employment and decent jobs for all, as part of the overarching Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These include eradicating extreme poverty and hunger, and providing quality education and good healthcare for everyone, by 2030.
As to the report, she admitted progress was being made within some areas more than others.
«The extreme poverty drop remains uneven across regions, within countries and between various social groups. Furthermore, while over 1 milliard people have risen above the US$1.90-a-day line since 1990, millions have been sliding back into poverty annually because of economic, environmental, health or other shocks. Of particular concern are the persistently high levels of poverty and deprivation amongst women and children, indigenous groups, older persons and persons with disabilities,» she stressed.
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