Poverty reduction strategies

National poverty reduction strategies

Use of indigenous knowledge in poverty reduction strategies.

(b) Developing national sustainable development strategies, including nationally owned poverty reduction strategies and sectoral policies and strategies

As a result, gender perspectives are not systematically taken into account in critical policies and strategies, such as national poverty reduction strategies, including Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs), and national Millennium Development Goal strategies.

Poverty reduction strategies (PRSPs) should be linked to the trade agenda.

To document indigenous and tribal peoples' own perceptions of poverty and poverty reduction strategies and existing gaps, similarities and contradictions with national poverty reduction efforts.

Studies on indigenous peoples and poverty reduction strategies in Cambodia and Cameroon

Gender equality should be mainstreamed at all levels in strategies, policies and programmes, including in poverty reduction strategies.

(a) Developing, where appropriate, comprehensive armed violence prevention programmes integrated into national development strategies, including poverty reduction strategies

1.6 Poverty reduction strategies and sector wide approaches to reflect gender equality commitments

Several delegations supported the UNICEF focus on poverty and the organization's increasing engagement with poverty reduction strategies (PRSs).

Poverty reduction strategies (PRSs) should integrate economic, social and environmental aspects of sustainable development.

This creates a risk that poverty reduction strategies aimed at these peoples will fail.

Several reports include paragraphs indicating that NAPs fit in perfectly with poverty reduction strategies.

National poverty reduction strategies and poverty indicators should take into account the cultural specificities of indigenous and tribal peoples.

Youth should be mainstreamed into poverty reduction strategies and young people must be consulted on policy relating to those strategies.

Social policy, provisioning, and protection must therefore be integral to development and poverty reduction strategies.

Governments, donors and multilateral institutions should mainstream environmental sustainability into poverty reduction strategies and frameworks.

(f) National country driven and country owned strategies for sustainable development, including poverty reduction and resilience building.

This sector is part of the economic as strategies for the creation of jobs and poverty reduction.

To empower social partners to influence the drafting and implementation of poverty reduction strategies through social dialogue.

UNIFEM supported the incorporation of gender equality concerns in poverty reduction strategies in Africa and the Caribbean.

Employment and the promotion of decent work should be fundamental components of poverty reduction and development strategies.

It was underlined that the internationally agreed development goals should form essential elements of national development strategies including poverty reduction strategies, where they exist.

Indigenous and tribal peoples should be consulted, and should participate in the formulation and implementation of national poverty reduction strategies and poverty indicators.

In 2002, OHCHR issued Draft Guidelines A Human Rights Approach to Poverty Reduction Strategies as a tool that would support countries in integrating human rights into national policies and strategies to reduce poverty.

8. Recognizes the right of countries to choose independently their own paths to development and national poverty reduction strategies

It is important that poverty reduction strategies and national sustainable development strategies processes remain participatory and nationally owned, with external development partners providing technical and financial support.

For developing countries and countries with economies in transition, these will include country assistance strategies and poverty reduction strategy papers.

Strengthening statistical capacity is therefore essential to supporting the design, monitoring and evaluation of national development plans, including poverty reduction strategies, sector strategies, and the Millennium Development Goals.

(l) Integrate national forest programmes, or other strategies for sustainable forest management, as referred to in paragraph 6 (a) above, into national strategies for sustainable development, relevant national action plans and poverty reduction strategies

Poverty reduction

The second generation of PRSs will need to address structural constraints to poverty reduction founded on innovative strategies for wealth creation.

One P 3 to provide expertise on rights sensitive poverty reduction strategies, rights based approaches to development and right to development

OHCHR should take all necessary steps to finalize the draft guidelines on a human rights based approach to poverty reduction strategies.

Food security, through the promotion of productive activities that will lead to implementation of intersectoral strategies, in particular for poverty reduction.

The organizations all insist that poverty reduction is a first step, together with the incorporation of NAPs in national development strategies.

Firstly, the resident coordinator should be able to ensure that the UNDAF was fully aligned with the national poverty reduction strategies.

3. Encourages Governments to include issues pertaining to shelter and sustainable human settlements and urban poverty in their national development strategies, including poverty reduction strategy papers, where they exist

16. Further encourages Governments to include issues pertaining to shelter, sustainable human settlements and urban poverty in their national development strategies, including poverty reduction strategy papers, where they exist

Discussions centred on overcoming urban poverty and ensuring a sustainable urban future, and fostered thorough reflection on the best policies and strategies for achieving poverty reduction and slum upgrading.

(e) Developing effective implementation of national forest programmes or similar strategies and urging countries to fully integrate these programmes with broader national priorities and development planning processes, including poverty reduction strategies

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