EGM on Strategies for Eradicating Poverty to achieve Sustainable Development for All, 8-11 May 2017 | Division for Inclusive Social Development (DISD)

The Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on "Strategies for Eradicating Poverty to achieve Sustainable Development for All", aims to make specific policy recommendations on effective strategies for eradicating poverty in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and to evaluate the implementation of the Second United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2008-2017). Given this is the policy year for the two-year cycle of the Commission for Social Development, the meeting will build on the outcomes of the 55th session of the Commission that reviewed strategies that countries have implemented to eradicate poverty.

The meeting will seek to highlight innovative approaches and strategies that have proven to be successful in reducing poverty at the global, regional and national levels. The meeting also aims to deepen the understanding of myriad challenges that impede progress in reducing poverty, and address their linkages with poverty eradication strategies. The meeting will also review institutional mechanisms that support coherent and coordinated implementation of poverty eradication strategies within the context of the 2030 Agenda.

All of the above will facilitate the deliberations of the Commission for Social Development at its fifty sixth session as well as the 72nd session of the General Assembly. Experts will have the opportunity to engage in open and inclusive discussions through various sessions. To accomplish these objectives, the meeting will bring together experts from academia, national governments, civil society, and the UN system. The first two days will be devoted to examining policies for eradicating poverty to achieve sustainable development for all while the second segment of the EGM will be dedicated to reviewing the implementation of the Second United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty, including the UN system-wide Plan of Action on the Decade.

The system-wide plan of action seeks to promote greater awareness about the decent work agenda as an effective development strategy element for poverty eradication, strengthen capacity building, share good practices in promoting employment and decent work at the national and international levels, and support the integration of decent work towards poverty eradication into national and international policies and programmes.

Presentations by the invited experts will focus on several key questions that include the following:

1. What kind of social and economic policies and activities have to be central to policy making and programmatic interventions in order to deliver on the new global agenda,
particularly the overarching objective of poverty eradication?
2. What are the global and regional factors that continue to undermine progress in eradicating poverty?
3. What institutional setups or mechanisms are best suited at ensuring policy coherence and coordination to end poverty in all its forms, including extreme poverty, both at the international and national levels?
4. What are effective strategies to mobilize resources (both international and domestic) for eradicating poverty? What strategies were applied to identify innovative sources of financing to fight poverty?
5. How have countries been addressing the challenge of youth unemployment and what kind of strategies have been implemented to give young people, including young women, everywhere a real chance to find decent and productive work?
6. How effective have been policies and strategies adopted by countries to address structural constraints faced by women, youth, persons with disabilities, older persons and indigenous groups as economic agents and to remove barriers that prevent these groups from being full participants in the economy?
7. To what extent have relevant organizations of the United Nations system, within their respective mandates and resources, able to support countries in strengthening their social and macroeconomic policy capacity and national development strategies so as to contribute to achieving the objectives of the Second Decade?

Final Report: Key Messages and Recommendations of the Expert Group Meeting

Aide Memoire
Agenda
List of Participants
Expert Biographies

Papers

Harness Non-Best Practices to Escape Poverty Traps by Yuen Yuen Ang
Brazil is many Brazils, poverty is multidimensional, hence the actions have to be many: evaluations by Natália Sátyro
Reducing poverty amidst high levels of inequality: Lessons from Latin America and the Caribbean by Simone Cecchini
Employment-intensive public investments, a catalyst for poverty reduction: Creating jobs through employment, environmental and social protection policies and strategies by Mito Tsukamoto
Inclusive Growth: redistribution, access, participation by Arjan de Haan
Policies for building resilience for food and nutrition security by Sithembile Mwamakamba
Community - Level Impacts of Financial Inclusion in Kenya with Particular Focus on Poverty Eradication and Employment Creation by Matu Mugo and Evelyne Kilonzo
Enhancing decent employment opportunities for women and marginalised groups in growth sectors by Lamia Rashid
Universalism vs targeted social policy: Philippines’ experience in addressing the challenges facing the poor and disadvantaged and marginalized groups by Rosemarie G. Edillon
Reducing Poverty and Inequality through Redistributing Assets, Securing Rights, and Democratizing Decision-Making in Rural Areas by Michael Aliber
Redistributive Land Policies for Inclusive Growth and Poverty Eradication by Ben McKay
Education and Entrepreneurship to address Youth: Unemployment in MENA Region by Imed Drine
Social Protection for shared prosperity and inclusive growth by Anis Chowdhury
How global food and energy, and financial and economic crises changed approaches to eradicate poverty and generate employment by Anis Chowdhury
Evaluating the Implementation of Employment Generating Policies and Strategies in China by Minquan Liu
Inclusive Growth and Poverty Eradication Policies in China by Minquan Liu
African strategies to boost growth and combat poverty and inequality by Daouda Sembene
Reducing Risks for Low-Income and Disadvantaged Communities in Urban Areas of the global South by Diana Mitlin and David Satterthwaite
Enhancing Opportunities for Rural Women’s Employment and Poverty Reduction by Azzurra Chiarini
Strategies to combat poverty and generate decent employment in the European Union by Seán Healy
BRAC’s Ultra-Poor Graduation Programme An end to extreme poverty in our lifetime by Lamia Rashid
Strategies for reducing vulnerability and building resilience to environmental and natural disasters in developing countries by Moushumi Chaudhury
Strategies to combat poverty and generate decent employment in the Asia - Pacific region by Shiladitya Chatterjee
Enhancing Social Cohesion as a Means of Sustainable Poverty Eradication by Alexandre Kolev
Strategies for Eradicating Poverty to Achieve Sustainable Development for All by Anuradha Seth
Inclusive Growth and Poverty Reduction: A Role for Demography? by Parfait M Eloundou-Enyegue
Strategies to combat inequality and eradicate poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean by Sandra Garcia
From global norms to national implementation: tackling poverty through human capital formation, the case of the Philippines by Rosemarie G. Edillon

Presentations

Reducing Poverty and Inequality through Redistributing Assets, Securing Rights, and Democratizing Decision-Making in Rural Areas by Michael Aliber
Poverty and informality by Azita Berar Awad
Harness Non-Best Practices to Escape Poverty Traps by Yuen Yuen Ang
Reducing poverty amidst high levels of inequality: Lessons from Latin America and the Caribbean by Simone Cecchini
Policies Targeting Child Poverty by Laurence Chandy
Strategies to combat poverty and generate decent employment in the Asia - Pacific region by Shiladitya Chatterjee
Strategies for Reducing Vulnerability & Building Resilience in Developing Countries by Moushumi Chaudhury
Enhancing opportunities for rural women’s employment and poverty reduction by Azzurra Chiarini
How global food and energy, and financial and economic crises changed approaches to eradicate poverty and generate employment by Anis Chowdhury
Social Protection for shared prosperity and inclusive growth by Anis Chowdhury
Education and Entrepreneurship to address Youth Unemployment in MENA Region by Mr. Imed Drine, Islamic Development Bank
From Global Norms to National Implementation: Tackling Poverty Through Human Capital Formation, the Case of the Philippines by Rosemarie G. Edillon
Universalism vs Targeted Social Policy: Philippines' Experience in Addressing the Challenges Facing the Poor and Disadvantaged and Marginalized Groups by Rosemarie G. Edillon
Reducing Global Poverty and Inequality: A Role for Demography by Parfait M Eloundou-Enyegue
Global poverty and inequality:recent trends and interlinkages by Francisco H. G. Ferreira
Strategies to combat inequality and eradicate poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean by Sandra García
Inclusive Growth: redistribution, access, participation by Arjan de Haan
Addressing Poverty and Unemployment in the EU by Seán Healy
This is UNFPA: Demographic Transitions, Demographic Dividens, and Poverty Reduction by Michael Herrmann
Multidimensional Poverty in Arab Countries: Proposed New Regional MPI and Policy Implications by Khalid Abu Ismail
Enhancing Social Cohesion as a Means of Sustainable Poverty Eradication by Alexandre Kolev
Eradicating Poverty Through Productive Activities – Lessons Learned by Paul Maseli
Redistributive Land Policies for Inclusive Growth and Poverty Eradication by Ben McKay
Community level impacts of financial inclusion in Kenya with particular focus on poverty eradication and employment creation by Matu Mugo
Evaluating the Implementation of Employment Generating Policies and Strategies in China by Minquan Liu
Inclusive Growth and Poverty Eradication Policies in China by Minquan Liu
Mitigating Risks for Poor Communities in Urban Areas by Diana Mitlin
Policies for building resilience for food and nutrition security by Ms Sithembile Mwamakamba
Enhancing decent employment opportunities for women and marginalised groups in growth sectors by Ms. Lamia Rashid, BRAC International
Lifting People Out of Extreme Poverty through a Comprehensive Integrated Approach by Ms. Lamia Rashid, BRAC International
Reducing Rural Poverty: Social Protection, Access and Decent Employment by Natalia Winder Rossi
Labour Market Policies, Gender and Poverty Eradicatio: The Experience of Rwanda by Rose Rwabuhihi
Brazil is many Brazils, Poverty is Multidimensional, Hence the Actions Have to be Many: Evaluating the Implementation of Social Protection by Dr. Natália Sátyro
African strategies to boost growth and combat poverty and inequality by Daouda Sembene
Employment-intensive public investments: a catalyst for poverty reduction: Creating jobs through employment, environmental and social protection policies and strategies by Mito Tsukamoto
Evaluating Efforts to Tackle Child Poverty - Lessons Learned by Jenn Yablonski
The Asian ‘Poverty Miracle’: Implications for Other Developing Countries by Guanghua Wan
Strategies to combat inequality and eradicate poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean by Sandra García
Poverty Alleviation and Inclusive Social Development in Asia and the Pacific by Nagesh Kumar

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