EGM on the Implementation of the Third United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2018-2027)

The Decade 2018 to 2027 is the core period for action to realize the 2030 Agenda’s Sustainable Development Goals. In its resolution 72/233, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the period 2018-2027 as the Third United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty and decided that the theme of the Third Decade would be “Accelerating global actions for a world without poverty” in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

In face of multiple crises, including pandemic, conflicts and climate change, exploring innovative approaches and data to accelerate poverty eradication is particularly important during the next seven years left in this decade of action to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The Division for Inclusive Social Development of UNDESA, in collaboration with the Gender, Poverty and Social Policy Division (GPSPD) of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), is organizing an inter-agency expert group meeting on “Implementation of the Third United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2018-2027)”, to be held in-person in United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) ▪ Addis Ababa from 10 to 12 May 2023, as part of the preparations for the seventy-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly and to contribute to the above key action of UNDESA.

The purpose of the meeting is to bring together experts from the United Nations system, government, academia, think thanks, as well as civil society organizations to discuss key questions related to the implementation of the United Nations system-wide plan of action for the Third United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty, including the role that United Nations system can play to accelerate global actions for a world without poverty.

In particular, they will:

i) review the negative impacts of the multiple crises on the achievement of the SDGs, in particular ending poverty and hunger, and reducing inequality;

ii) discuss alternate measures or data for monitoring poverty as well as innovative approaches (including digital solutions) for eradicating poverty;

iii) discuss financing poverty eradication efforts, especially those that should be applied to low- and middle-income countries;

iv) review shocks and countries’ response and resilience crises;

v) propose inclusive social policies for a sustainable, inclusive and equitable recovery from the multiple crises and accelerating poverty eradication to effectively implement the Third United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2018–2027); and

vi) review the progress made by the UN system to accelerate the implementation of the SWAP.

The meeting will allow a robust exchange of ideas that contribute to achieving the objectives of the Third Decade. Invited experts will present global and regional recent trends in poverty and 4 inequality, progress, gaps and challenges as well as good practices at the country level and among UN entities.

The interaction will foster the identification of actionable social and economic policies as well as encourage greater inter-agency convergence and collaboration within the United Nations system in sharing knowledge, promoting policy dialogue, facilitating synergies, mobilizing funds, providing technical assistance to Member States in the key policy and programmatic areas underlying the overarching objective of the 2030 Agenda of poverty eradication.

Learn more about the event, please click on 

• Aide-Mémoire
• Provisional Programme
• GA Resolution on the Third UN Poverty Decade
• SWAP Poverty Booklet
• List of Participants
• Bios of Participants
• Key Messages and Policy Recommendations

Presentations:

1. Poverty in the Arab Region by Mr. Khalid Abu-Ismail
2. Economic and Social Impacts of the Multiple Crises and Recovery Strategies in Nigeria by Mr. Simeon Oludiran Akinleye
3. Data and digital solutions for identifying the poor and eradicating poverty by Ms. Martha Bekele
4. Global trends in multidimensional poverty and horizontal inequalities in poverty by Mr. Francesco Burchi 
5. Progress, gaps and challenges in poverty eradication: the case of Latin America and the Caribbean by Mr. Simone Cecchini
6. Eradicating Poverty Amidst Conflict Dynamics and Intersecting Crises by Ms. Vidya Diwakar
7. Poverty eradication, the confluence of multiple crises and recovery efforts: the Experience of the Philippines by Ms. Rosemarie G. Edillon
8. Poverty Eradication, the Cofluence of Multiple Crises and Recovery Strategies: the Experience of Costa Rica by Mr. Andres Arauz Fernandez
9. Progress, gaps and challenges towards universal health coverage by Ms. Gabriela Flores
10. Progress, gaps and challenges in eradicating hunger and ensuring food security and the impact of and recovery from the multiple crises  by Mr. Alejandro Grinspun
11. Transforming Food Systems to End Hunger, Malnutrition, and Poverty by Ms. Nilupa Gunaratna
12. Setbacks to Ending Extreme Poverty by Mr. Dean Mitchell Jolliffe
13. Progress, gaps and challenges: Pathways toward a green economy by Ms. Angela Kariuki
14. Leveraging the AfCFTA and AMA to complement pooled procurement and local production of healthcare products for reducing healthcare costs and poverty eradication by Ms. Jane Karonga
15. Gaps, challenges and progress made in the promotion and provision of access to quality education by Mr. Hiromichi Katayama
16. Progress, Gaps and Challenges in Eradicating Poverty and Building Resilience in Fragile and Humanitarian Contexts by Ms. Lydie Kouame
17. Promoting a inclusive and sustainable industrial development amid the multiple crises by Mr. Asegid Mebratu
18. Poverty Eradication in Ethiopia: The Economic and Social Impacts of the Multiple Crises and Recovery Strategies by Mr. Andualem Mekonnen
19. Evaluating the confluence of multiple crises and recovery strategies in South Africa by Ms. Siviwe Mhlana
20. Global Progress on Multidimensional Poverty by Ms. Corinne Mitchell
21. Progress, gaps and challenges: Pathways toward a green economy by Ms. Margaret Oduk
22. The Role of Civil Society Organizations in Poverty Eradication and Recovery from Multiple Crises by Ms. Ifeyinwa Ofong
23. Coherent Strategies to Enhance Productive Capacities and Alleviate Poverty by Mr. Patrick Osakwe
24. Poverty Mapping by Combining Alternate Data with Traditional Data – Challenges and Opportunities by Ms. Neeti Pokhriyal
25. Why an integrated approach to structural economic transformation is needed for inclusive and sustainable industrialization and poverty eradication in a Multiple Crises African Context by Mr. Isiyaka Sabo
26. Progress, Gaps, and Challenges in Achieving Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women and Girls by Ms. Awa Ndiaye Seck
27. Progress, gaps and challenges in employment creation and the recovery from multiple crises by Mr. Ken Chamuva Shawa
28. Progress, gaps, and challenges in harnessing demographic dividends to eradicate poverty – focus on sub-Saharan Africa by Mr. Sandile Simelane
29. Recent trend in eradicating poverty in Africa by Mr. Saurabh Sinha
30. Progress, gaps and challenges in poverty eradication: The case of Africa by Ms. Sweta Saxena
31. Progress, gaps and challenges in poverty reduction: the case of Asia and the Pacific by Mr. Srinivas Tata
32. Gender-focused policies to end poverty by Mr. Girum Tefera
33. UNICEF's Renewed Ambition to Ending Child Poverty by Ms. Natalia Winder-Rossi
34. Financing Poverty Eradication: Domestic Resource Mobilization and Official Development Assistance by Mr. Hassan Yousif

Papers:

1. Poverty in the Arab Region by Mr. Khalid Abu-Ismail (to be posted)
2. Economic and Social Impacts of the Multiple Crises and Recovery Strategies in Nigeria by Mr. Simeon Oludiran Akinleye
3. Data and digital solutions for identifying the poor and eradicating poverty by Ms. Martha Bekele
4. Global trends in multidimensional poverty and horizontal inequalities in poverty by Mr. Francesco Burchi and Mr. Daniele Malerba
5. Progress, gaps and challenges in poverty eradication: the case of Latin America and the Caribbean by Mr. Simone Cecchini
6. Eradicating Poverty Amidst Conflict Dynamics and Intersecting Crises by Ms. Vidya Diwakar
7. Poverty eradication, the confluence of multiple crises and recovery efforts: the experience of the Philippines by Ms. Rosemarie G. Edillon (to be posted)
8. Poverty Eradication, the Cofluence of Multiple Crises and Recovery Strategies: the Experience of Costa Rica by Mr. Andres Arauz Fernandez
9. Transforming Food Systems to End Hunger, Malnutrition, and Poverty by Ms. Nilupa Gunaratna
10. Progress, gaps and challenges in eradicating hunger and ensuring food security and the impact of and recovery from the multiple crises by Mr. Alejandro Grinspun
11. Setbacks to Ending Extreme Poverty by Mr. Dean Mitchell Jolliffe (to be posted)
12. Progress, gaps and challenges: Pathways toward a green economy by Ms. Angela Kariuki
13. Leveraging the AfCFTA to complement pooled procurement and local production of healthcare products for reducing healthcare costs and poverty eradication by Ms. Jane Karonga
14. Progress, Gaps and Challenges in Eradicating Poverty and Building Resilience in Fragile and Humanitarian Contexts by Ms. Lydie Kouame
15. Poverty Eradication in Ethiopia: The Economic and Social Impacts of the Multiple Crises and Recovery Strategies by Mr. Andualem Mekonnen (to be posted)
16. Evaluating the confluence of multiple crises and recovery strategies in South Africa by Ms. Siviwe Mhlana
17. The Role of Civil Society Organizations in Poverty Eradication and the Recovery from Multiple Crises by Ms. Ifeyinwa Ofong
18. Coherent Strategies to Enhance Productive Capacities and Alleviate Poverty by Mr. Patrick Osakwe
19. Poverty Mapping by Combining Alternate Data with Traditional Data – Challenges and Opportunities by Ms. Neeti Pokhriyal
20. Why an integrated approach to structural economic transformation is needed for inclusive and sustainable industrialization and poverty eradication in a Multiple Crises African Context by Mr. Isiyaka Sabo
21. Progress, gaps, and challenges in harnessing demographic dividends to eradicate poverty by Mr. Sandile Simelane
22. Progress, gaps and challenges in poverty reduction: The case of Asia and the Pacific by Mr. Srinivas Tata
23. Gender-focused policies to end poverty by Mr. Girum Tefera (to be posted)
24. Domestic Resources Mobilization for Financing Development in Africa by Mr. Hassan Yousif

Additional Resources:

• https://www.unicef.org/documents/unicefs-commitment-ending-child-poverty-and-achieving-sustainable-development-goals

• https://www.unicef.org/documents/urgent-need-for-universal-social-protection

• https://www.unicef.org/reports/unicef-social-protection-response-to-covid-19-2020

• https://www.unicef-irc.org/social-spending-monitor

• https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/two-thirds-households-children-have-lost-income-during-pandemic

• https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/child-poverty-across-eastern-europe-and-central-asia-soars-19-cent-ukraine-war-and