Poverty and inequality.

Poverty, gender inequality and exploitation are at the root of these vulnerabilities.

Promotion of an inclusive cultural development that contributes to overcoming poverty and inequality

Third, both schools of thought consider poverty and inequality as the root causes of individual vulnerability.

It is precisely in order to improve the distribution of income that we are promoting the implementation of a national strategy to combat poverty and inequality.

Technology and Inequality

Crime represented a serious threat to international security, justice, democracy and development and must be countered with coordinated action on the part of the international community.

Such causes were identified as a mixture of social, political and economic factors, including poverty, inequality, regional conflict and foreign occupation.

The acute poverty indicator, which takes into consideration not only the gap between the poor and the poverty threshold but also the inequality among those living below the poverty line, was 8.9 per cent in 2004.

This has helped to lower not only poverty, but also inequality, Latin America s traditional scourge.

Article 5 Equality and non discrimination

Breaking the cycle of violence and inequity

C. Equality, non discrimination and special groups

Building Sustainable Peace Breaking the Cycle of Violence and Inequity

The effects that restrictive fiscal and monetary polices, exchange rate regime, and economic liberalization reforms have on national and regional poverty and inequality have to be better understood.

Table 1 Economic growth and inequality scenarios for the achievement of target 1

Substantive issues Equality before the law, non discrimination, denial of justice

Equality between the sexes and non discrimination (articles 3 and 26 of the Covenant

Peacemaking and peacebuilding strategies should be proactive and address poverty, health, education, gender inequality and all forms of discrimination as well as other causes of fear, in a comprehensive manner.

Emphasizing that poverty, inequalities and discrimination constitute major threats to democracy and inhibit the full and effective enjoyment of human rights and the participation of all citizens in the democratic processes in every society,

Emphasize the need to effectively combat human trafficking by addressing the root causes, including extreme poverty, gender inequality, underdevelopment and the demand for and exploitation of vulnerable persons

Efforts should also be made to assist women in countries coming out of conflict or on the verge of conflict and to ensure that the PRSPs addressed the root causes of conflict in terms of exclusion and inequality.

But the liberation she brought to us was just one battle in the generational struggle the people of the Philippines must wage to secure their liberation from poverty, inequity and injustice.

Disparities and inequalities stand in the way of countries' achieving the Goals.

The greatest divide between the Roma and majority populations is not one of culture or lifestyle as is so often portrayed by the media but poverty and inequality.

Noting that poverty and inequality increase people's vulnerabilities to HIV, posing increased risks of infection to populations in every region, while at the same time undermining the socio economic conditions of people living with HIV,

For opponents, however, green growth is more like green washed growth a merely cosmetic change to the business as usual approach that gave us the global financial crisis, and that perpetuates poverty and exacerbates inequality.

These developments seem to add to global inequality.

This shouldn t come as a surprise, once one understands the sources of inequality.

Substantive issues Right to equality and freedom from discrimination access to public service enforcement of a remedy

Human rights, inequality between women and men, racial and ethnic inequality, and discrimination based on sexual orientation, age (children and adolescents, or the elderly) or the fact that a person is disabled in some way, have also been the subjects of continual interventions.

Both smuggling and trafficking had increased in recent years, owing to poverty and the absence of coherent migration legislation.

In addition to the high poverty rate, the inequality gap continued to be wide.

The social and economic picture continues to show high levels of poverty and inequality.

Such indicators are even more alarming in emerging markets, where discrimination and gender inequality are particularly prevalent.

Such perceived inequality may cause dissatisfaction, mistrust and result in unfair practices.

Extreme poverty, the HIV AIDS pandemic, gender inequality, unfair trade liberalization, and the persistent indebtedness in many African countries were causes for particular concern.

Manifestations of discrimination include high instances of child and bonded labour, unequal pay, unemployment and emotional devaluation.

Hunger and malnutrition are not primarily the result of insufficient food production they are the result of poverty and inequality, particularly in rural areas, where 75 of the world s poor still reside.

The growing proportion of low productivity labor has also contributed to rising inequality in American society.

There were also five international seminars on human trafficking and its relation to prostitution, drug abuse and gender inequality.

(iii) Equal treatment of these phobias and avoidance of any prioritization of efforts to combat all forms of discrimination

The interlinkages among education, health and work can also result in multiple discrimination and inequalities.

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

Inequality confounded efforts to eradicate poverty and thus hindered the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.