Poverty
In this section you will find information and relevant documents relating
to poverty. Click on the links to go to the relevant
documents and paragraphs or download all listed documents in one TXT
FILE (235 KB) or ZIP FILE (63 KB).
UN Conferences
Agenda 21, Rio 1992
Chapter 3: Combating Poverty
Earth Summit II, 1997
Chapter 3.B: Sectors + Issues, Par.62
(Women + Land+ Poverty)
Population Summit / ICPD, Cairo 1994
Chapter 3. Section
B and Section
C
(population, environment, growth, poverty, participation +
women)
Copenhagen Social Development Summit, 1995
Chapter II: Eradication of Poverty
Fourth World Conference on Women, Beijing 1995
Chapter 1 IV A: Women and Poverty
Habitat II, Istanbul 1996
Chapter IV. C.3: Social development (eradication of poverty, creation of
productive employment and social integration)
UN Commissions
UN Commission on the Status of Women
1993 Chapter I.C: R 37/8:
Women in Extreme Poverty
1996 Chapter I.C: Resolution 40/9:
Objectives and Action in the Critical Area of Poverty
UN Commission on Social Development
1996 Chapter I.C:
Women and Poverty
Chapter III: Strategies and Actions for eradication of poverty
NGO Documents
NGO Documents for the Earth Summit, 1992
Non-Governmental Organization Alternative Treaties at the '92 Global Forum
Treaty 18. Poverty Treaty (Preamble ; women)
More Information
Useful links and references (forthcoming)
Other upcoming meetings and events - Roadmap on Poverty
(forthcoming)