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)