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United Nations A/RES/80/153 General Assembly Distr.: General 18 December 2025 25-20788 (E) *2520788* Eightieth session Agenda item 22 (a) Eradication of poverty and other development issues: implementation of the Third United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2018–2027) Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 2025 [on the report of the Second Committee (A/80/555, para. 7)] 80/153. Implementation of the Third United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2018–2027) The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 72/233 of 20 December 2017, 73/246 of 20 December 2018, 74/234 of 19 December 2019, 75/230 of 21 December 2020, 76/218 of 17 December 2021, 77/179 of 14 December 2022, 78/164 of 19 December 2023, 79/221 of 19 December 2024 and all other resolutions related to the eradication of poverty, Reaffirming its resolution 70/1 of 25 September 2015, entitled “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”, in which it adopted a comprehensive, far-reaching and people-centred set of universal and transformative Sustainable Development Goals and targets, its commitment to working tirelessly for the full implementation of the Agenda by 2030, its recognition that eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including extreme poverty, is the greatest global challenge and an indispensable requirement for sustainable development, its commitment to achieving sustainable development in its three dimensions – economic, social and environmental – in a balanced and integrated manner, and to building upon the achievements of the Millennium Development Goals and seeking to address their unfinished business, Reaffirming also its resolution 69/313 of 27 July 2015 on the Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development, which is an integral part of the 2030 Agenda, supports and complements it, helps to contextualize its means of implementation targets with concrete policies and actions, and reaffirms the strong political commitment to address the challenge of financing and creating an enabling environment at all levels for sustainable development in the spirit of global partnership and solidarity, A/RES/80/153 Implementation of the Third United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2018–2027) 25-20788 2/15 Reaffirming further the Paris Agreement,1 and encouraging all its Parties to fully implement the Agreement, and Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 2 that have not yet done so to deposit their instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, where appropriate, as soon as possible, Highlighting the synergies between the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, the Addis Ababa Action Agenda and the Paris Agreement, and noting with concern the findings contained in the special report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre‑industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development and efforts to eradicate poverty, Reaffirming the New Urban Agenda, adopted at the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III), held in Quito, from 17 to 20 October 2016,3 welcoming the convening of the twelfth session of the World Urban Forum, in Cairo, from 4 to 8 November 2024, and the resumed second session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), in Nairobi, on 29 and 30 May 2025, and looking forward to the convening of the thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum, to be held in Baku, from 17 to 22 May 2026 under the theme “Housing the world: safe and resilient cities and communities” as an important platform to advance the implementation of the New Urban Agenda, Welcoming the convening of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development from 30 June to 3 July 2025 in Sevilla, Spain, and reaffirming its outcome document, the Sevilla Commitment, endorsed by the General Assembly in its resolution 79/323 of 25 August 2025, which sets forth a renewed global framework for financing for development, building on the 2015 Addis Ababa Action Agenda, 4 to close with urgency the estimated annual 4 trillion United States dollar financing gap, 5 and catalyse sustainable development investments at scale in developing countries and continue the reform of the international financial architecture through continued and strong commitment to multilateralism, international cooperation, and global solidarity, Recalling the convening of the United Nations Conference on the Midterm Comprehensive Review of the Implementation of the Objectives of the International Decade for Action, “Water for Sustainable Development”, 2018–2028, held from 22 to 24 March 2023, in New York, and looking forward to the 2026 United Nations Water Conference to Accelerate the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 6: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all, to be co-hosted by Senegal and the United Arab Emirates and to be held in the United Arab Emirates from 2 to 4 December 2026, and the 2028 United Nations Conference on the Final Comprehensive Review of the Implementation of the Objectives of the International Decade for Action, “Water for Sustainable Development”, 2018–2028, to be hosted by Tajikistan, recognizing the essential role of water and sanitation in poverty eradication and sustainable development, _______________ 1 Adopted under the UNFCCC in FCCC/CP/2015/10/Add.1, decision 1/CP.21. 2 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1771, No. 30822. 3 Resolution 71/256, annex. 4 General Assembly resolution 69/313, annex. 5 Financing for Sustainable Development Report 2024 (United Nations publication, 2024), figure I.1. Implementation of the Third United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2018–2027) A/RES/80/153 3/15 25-20788 Recalling the Doha Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries 6 and the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for Small Island Developing States: A Renewed Declaration for Resilient Prosperity,7 and welcoming the Awaza Programme of Action for Landlocked Developing Countries for the Decade 2024–2034 8 and the Awaza Political Declaration,9 Welcoming the convening of the Summit of the Future on 22–23 September 2024 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, at which resolution 79/1 entitled “The Pact for the Future” and its annexes were adopted, Welcoming also the convening of the “World Social Summit” under the title “the Second World Summit for Social Development”, in Qatar from 4 to 6 November 2025, at which the Doha Political Declaration10 was adopted, Reaffirming its resolution 79/226 of 19 December 2024 on the quadrennial comprehensive policy review of operational activities for development of the United Nations system, and welcoming the efforts of the Secretary-General to better position the United Nations operational activities for development to support countries in their efforts to implement the 2030 Agenda, Recalling the adoption of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030,11 as well as the political declaration of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the midterm review of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030,12 and recognizing the links between disaster resilience and poverty eradication and in this regard the need for a broader and more people-centred preventive approach to disaster risk, Reaffirming that eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including extreme poverty, is the greatest global challenge facing the world today and an overarching objective of the 2030 Agenda, of which the Addis Ababa Action Agenda is an integral part, as well as an ethical, social, political, environmental and economic imperative for all humankind and an indispensable requirement for sustainable development, particularly in Africa, in the least developed countries, in landlocked developing countries, in small island developing States and in some middle-income countries, as well as countries in conflict and post-conflict situations, and underlining the importance of addressing the multidimensional nature of development and poverty and accelerating sustainable, inclusive and equitable economic growth and sustainable development, including full, productive employment and decent work for all, with a view to reducing inequalities within and among countries, Noting with concern the insufficient progress made in reducing the non‑income dimensions of poverty, and noting with concern also that, after steadily declining for more than a decade, global hunger remains above pre‑pandemic levels, affecting between 638 million and 720 million people in 2024, which represents a decrease of 15 million since 2023 and of 22 million since 2022 globally but with a steady rise in Africa and Western Asia, and that conflicts, drought, flooding, adverse impacts of climate change, food loss and waste and the coronavirus disease (COVID‑19) pandemic, among other factors, have exacerbated the food insecurity situation in many parts of the world, with those in vulnerable situations, including women, girls, youth, Indigenous Peoples and local communities, older persons, persons with _______________ 6 Resolution 76/258, annex. 7 Resolution 78/317, annex. 8 Resolution 79/233, annex; see also resolution 79/279. 9 Resolution 80/3, annex. 10 Resolution 80/5, annex. 11 Resolution 69/283, annex II. 12 Resolution 77/289, annex. A/RES/80/153 Implementation of the Third United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2018–2027) 25-20788 4/15 disabilities, refugees, internally displaced persons and migrants being specially affected, Recognizing that trade and development can contribute to the eradication of poverty and that the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development therefore has an important role to play in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, Recognizing also that the feminization of poverty persists and that the eradication of poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including extreme poverty, is an indispensable requirement for women’s economic empowerment and sustainable development, and acknowledging the mutually reinforcing links between the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls and the eradication of poverty, Concerned that the global economy is still facing difficult macroeconomic conditions and that, in recent years, poverty reduction has continued to stagnate in developing countries, owing to, inter alia, the global economic slowdown, conflicts and the vulnerability of States to climate change and disasters, noting the heightened international policy uncertainty with regard to trade and weaker global growth and that per capita gross domestic product growth in many regions is significantly below the rates needed to eradicate poverty, and reiterating that those left behind are becoming increasingly harder to reach, especially those living in rural areas and in vulnerable situations, Noting with concern that the long-term impact of the COVID‑19 pandemic and geopolitical tensions and conflicts continue to pose a serious challenge to achieving the Sustainable Development Goal of ending poverty by 2030, making the implementation of the Third United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2018–2027) and the world’s pledge to leave no one behind and to endeavour to reach those furthest behind first especially challenging, with approximately 831 million people estimated to live in extreme poverty in 2025, Noting with great concern that most people living in extreme poverty are children, who are more than twice as likely as adults to experience extreme poverty, despite accounting for less than one third of the total population, Underlining that the Third United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2018–2027), on the theme “Accelerating global actions for a world without poverty”, is important for maintaining the momentum generated by the implementation of the Second Decade towards poverty eradication and ensuring that markets work better for people living in poverty, Reaffirming that climate change is one of the greatest challenges of our time, that its adverse impacts undermine the ability of all countries to achieve sustainable development, that increases in global temperature, sea level rise, ocean acidification, biodiversity loss and other climate change impacts are seriously affecting coastal areas and low-lying coastal countries, including many of the least developed countries and small island developing States, and that the survival of many societies and of the biological support systems of the planet is at risk, which further threatens food security and efforts to eradicate poverty and achieve sustainable development, and thus requires urgent action to maintain, preserve and sustain the development gains achieved in the past decades, Urging all countries that have not yet done so to ratify and accede to the United Nations Convention against Corruption, 13 encouraging Parties to review its _______________ 13 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 2349, No. 42146. Implementation of the Third United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2018–2027) A/RES/80/153 5/15 25-20788 implementation, committing to making the Convention an effective instrument to deter, detect, prevent and counter corruption and bribery, prosecute those involved in corrupt activities and recover and return stolen assets to their country of origin, as appropriate, encouraging the international community to develop good practices on asset return, expressing support for the Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative of the United Nations and the World Bank and other international initiatives that support the recovery of stolen assets, urging that regional conventions against corruption be updated and ratified, and striving to eliminate safe havens that create incentives for the transfer abroad of stolen assets and illicit financial flows, Committed to working to strengthen regulatory frameworks at all levels to further increase the transparency and accountability of financial institutions and the corporate sector, as well as public administrations, and to strengthening international cooperation and national institutions to combat money-laundering and the financing of terrorism, Recognizing the importance of supporting countries in accelerating their efforts to eradicate poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including extreme poverty, and to promote the empowerment of the poor and people in vulnerable situations, including women, children and youth, Indigenous Peoples and local communities, older persons, persons with disabilities, migrants, refugees and internally displaced persons and all low-income families, Recognizing also that respecting the right to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health and building equitable national health systems can contribute to the eradication of poverty, and in this regard recalling the organization of the 2022 high-level meeting of the General Assembly on improving global road safety, the 2023 high-level meetings of the Assembly on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response, on universal health coverage and on the fight against tuberculosis and the 2024 high-level meeting of the Assembly on antimicrobial resistance, reaffirming their political declarations 14 as efforts to highlight the importance of health on the high-level political agenda, and welcoming the 2025 high-level meeting of the Assembly on the prevention and control of non‑communicable diseases and the promotion of mental health and well-being, Underlining the primary responsibility of Member States to promote universal health coverage that comprises universal and equitable access to quality healthcare services and ensures affordable and quality service delivery, especially through primary healthcare and social protection mechanisms, with the support of enhanced international cooperation and with a view to providing access to healthcare services for all, including those who are in vulnerable situations, underlining also that women and children are particularly affected by disasters and outbreaks, and recognizing the fact that ill health can be both a cause and a consequence of poverty, Recognizing the transformative impact of the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty and highlighting the importance of joining global efforts to address the common challenges of food security, nutrition and social development, Recognizing also the centrality of mobilizing financial and non‑financial resources for development at the national and international levels and the effective use of those resources, as well as the importance of policy coherence and a coordinated approach that involves participation at all levels by all actors to promote an enabling environment for sustainable development, and of reinvigorating the global partnership for sustainable development in support of the achievement of the _______________ 14 Resolution 76/294, annex, resolution 78/3, annex, resolution 78/4, annex, resolution 78/5, annex, and resolution 79/2, annex. A/RES/80/153 Implementation of the Third United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2018–2027) 25-20788 6/15 internationally agreed development goals, in particular the 2030 Agenda, which builds upon the unfinished business of the Millennium Development Goals, Underscoring that, for all countries, public policies and the mobilization and effective use of domestic resources, underscored by the principle of national ownership, are central to the common pursuit of sustainable development, including achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, recognizing that domestic resources are first and foremost generated by economic growth, supported by an enabling environment at all levels, including well-functioning, efficient and transparent tax systems, and acknowledging the important role that multi-stakeholder partnerships, including with the private sector, can play in generating new investments, employment and financing for development, Reaffirming that official development assistance remains an important source of financing for development in developing countries, Emphasizing the essential role of inclusive and sustainable industrial development as part of a comprehensive strategy of structural economic transformation in eradicating poverty and supporting sustained economic growth and thus in contributing to achieving sustainable development in developing countries, Taking note of the work done under the inter-agency, system-wide plan of action for poverty eradication coordinating the efforts of the United Nations system in its advisory and programmatic support to Member States, involving more than 21 agencies, funds, programmes and regional commissions, and encouraging the alignment of that work with the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, Underlining the priority and urgency given by Heads of State and Government to the eradication of poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including extreme poverty, as expressed in the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic, social and related fields, 1. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General 15 reviewing recent progress made in implementing the Third United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2018–2027), assessing the progress made, gaps and challenges in eradicating poverty and the long-term impact of the COVID‑19 pandemic, outlining a summary of work by the United Nations system to implement the inter-agency, system-wide plan of action for poverty eradication and presenting recommendations for consideration by the General Assembly; 2. Recognizes the importance of strengthening national statistical capacity and monitoring systems to ensure access to data that are of high quality, accessible, timely, reliable and disaggregated by income, sex, age, race, ethnicity, migration status, disability and geographical location and other characteristics relevant in national contexts, harnessing partnerships, fostering the global exchange of ideas and experiences and showcasing innovative and efficient initiatives and strategies to eradicate poverty, reduce inequalities within and among countries and promote decent work for all; 3. Reaffirms that the objective of the Third Decade is to maintain the momentum generated by the implementation of the Second Decade and to support, in an efficient and coordinated manner, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, 16 and its Sustainable Development Goals, especially Goal 1, and their objective of leaving no one behind and reaching the furthest behind first, as well as other internationally agreed development goals; _______________ 15 A/80/154. 16 Resolution 70/1. Implementation of the Third United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2018–2027) A/RES/80/153 7/15 25-20788 4. Also reaffirms that each country must take primary responsibility for its own sustainable development and that the role of national policies and development strategies for the achievement of sustainable development and poverty eradication cannot be overemphasized, and recognizes that increased effective national efforts should be complemented by concrete, effective and supportive international programmes, measures and policies aimed at expanding the development opportunities of developing countries, while taking into account national conditions and ensuring respect for national ownership strategies and sovereignty; 5. Notes with deep concern that the world as a whole is not on track to eradicate extreme poverty by 2030, and stresses the resolve to eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere as well as the efforts to reduce, at least by half, the proportion of men, women and children of all ages living in poverty in all its forms and dimensions, according to national definitions; 6. Expresses its deep concern that, while there has been progress in reducing poverty, such progress remains uneven, with 1.1 billion people in 109 developing countries still living in multidimensional poverty and 46 per cent of the world’s population living in poverty at the middle-income country standard, this number continues to be significant and unacceptably high, the levels of inequality in income, wealth and opportunities remain high or are increasing within and between many countries, and the non‑income dimensions of poverty and deprivation, such as access to inclusive and equitable quality education or basic health services, and relative poverty remain major concerns; 7. Welcomes the political declaration adopted by the high-level political forum on sustainable development convened under the auspices of the General Assembly (Sustainable Development Goals Summit),17 held in New York on 18 and 19 September 2023, and urges timely action to ensure its full implementation; 8. Calls upon the international community, including Member States and the organizations of the United Nations development system, including the funds and programmes and the specialized agencies, in accordance with their mandates, to continue to accord the highest priority to poverty eradication within the United Nations development agenda and to urgently take comprehensive and targeted measures to address the root causes and challenges of poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including extreme poverty, hunger and all forms of malnutrition, in the light of their negative impacts on sustainable development, through integrated, coordinated and coherent strategies at all levels, in accordance with the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic, social and related fields, and calls upon donor countries, multilateral organizations and other development partners in a position to do so to support the effective national efforts of developing countries in this regard through predictable financial resources and technical assistance on bilateral and multilateral bases; 9. Also calls upon the international community, including Member States, to continue their ambitious efforts to strive for more inclusive, equitable, balanced, stable and development-oriented sustainable socioeconomic approaches to overcoming poverty, and, in view of the negative impact of all forms of inequality, including gender inequality and inequality within and between countries, on poverty, emphasizes the importance of structural transformation that leads to inclusive and sustainable industrialization for employment creation and poverty reduction, investing in sustainable agriculture and developing quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure, including regional and transborder infrastructure, to support economic development and human well-being, with a focus on affordable and _______________ 17 Resolution 78/1, annex. A/RES/80/153 Implementation of the Third United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2018–2027) 25-20788 8/15 equitable access for all, enhancing interconnectivity and achieving access to energy, and improving access to financial services, as well as promoting decent work in the rural economy, improving access to quality education, promoting quality healthcare services, including through the acceleration of the transition towards equitable access to universal health coverage, providing affordable and secure housing for people in vulnerable situations, advancing gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls, recognizing, valuing, reducing and redistributing women’s disproportionate share of unpaid work, expanding social protection coverage, climate change mitigation and adaptation and combating inequality within and between countries and social exclusion, especially of the furthest behind; 10. Recognizes that poverty reduction also requires increasing productive capacity sustainably, and in this regard recalls the 2030 Agenda, and recognizes the contribution that economic growth and structural transformation through, inter alia, increased productivity and a healthy and well-educated workforce can make in reducing poverty in developing countries, and in this regard recognizes the importance of strengthening cooperation, including by considering increasing the allocation of the necessary means of implementation, such as financing, technology transfers on mutually agreed terms and capacity-building, so as to, inter alia, accelerate inclusive and sustainable industrialization and digital transformation and expand the production of vaccines, medical equipment and agricultural and industrial goods and strengthen the services sector, with a view to achieving greater economic diversification and technological development and innovation, while promoting inclusive labour markets, as well as decent job creation and prosperity, and generating fiscal resources for the implementation and promotion of inclusive economic public policies to combat inequalities and eradicate poverty, in particular extreme poverty, to leave no one behind; 11. Also recognizes the urgent need to address poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including extreme poverty, hunger, all forms of malnutrition and food insecurity, which will lead to rich payoffs across the Sustainable Development Goals, and encourages the international community to enhance international cooperation and to devote resources to developing rural and urban areas and sustainable agriculture and fisheries and to supporting smallholder farmers, including women farmers, herders and fishers in developing countries, particularly in the least developed countries; 12. Invites all relevant stakeholders, including organizations of the United Nations system and civil society organizations, to share good practices relating to programmes and policies that address inequalities for the benefit of those living in extreme poverty and promote the active participation of those living in extreme poverty in the design and implementation of such programmes and policies, with the aim of achieving the 2030 Agenda; 13. Welcomes the contributions of South-South cooperation to poverty eradication and sustainable development, in this regard recalls the second High-level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation, held in Buenos Aires from 20 to 22 March 2019, and its outcome document, 18 reaffirms that South-South cooperation is an important element of international cooperation for development as a complement to, not a substitute for, North-South cooperation, recognizes that South- South and triangular cooperation contribute to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and to achieving the overarching goal of eradication of poverty in all its forms and dimensions, and commits to strengthening South-South and triangular cooperation as _______________ 18 Resolution 73/291, annex. Implementation of the Third United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2018–2027) A/RES/80/153 9/15 25-20788 a means of bringing relevant experience and expertise to bear in development cooperation; 14. Emphasizes the importance of the outcome of the Second United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty of promoting and supporting the integration of decent work and poverty eradication into national and international policies, strategies and programmes, with a particular focus on those who risk being left behind, by, inter alia, implementing measures to formalize employment, consider introducing or strengthening minimum wages, guarantee respect for freedom of association and collective bargaining rights, combat all forms of discrimination in employment and end child and forced labour, including in agriculture and rural areas; 15. Notes with concern the continuing high levels of unemployment and underemployment, with 188 million people unemployed globally in 2025, recognizes that decent work for all remains one of the best routes out of poverty, and in this regard invites donor countries, multilateral organizations and other development partners to continue to assist Member States, in particular developing countries, in adopting policies consistent with the Global Jobs Pact adopted by the International Labour Conference at its ninety-eighth session, and takes note with appreciation of the Global Accelerator on Jobs and Social Protection for Just Transitions, launched by the Secretary-General jointly with the International Labour Organization; 16. Recognizes that access to inclusive and equitable quality education has far- reaching impacts on poverty and intergenerational poverty traps, and stresses the need to increase the investment in human capital in order to strengthen the wage-based comparative advantage of workers and enable people, including those in vulnerable situations, to realize their potential and to facilitate the structural transformation of developing economies by investing in affordable, universal health coverage; universal social protection; universally accessible quality education and training, including digital skills training; and decent job creation, especially for young people, women and persons with disabilities; 17. Notes with concern persistent global learning losses and education inequalities, with a disproportionate impact on girls and women, the poorest and those in vulnerable situations, in this regard recognizes that substantial and efficiently spent investments are needed to improve the quality of learning and access to education and in order to enable millions of people to acquire skills for decent work, and takes note with appreciation of the report of the International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity and the recommendations contained therein, as appropriate; 18. Encourages the international community to support developing countries in their efforts to eradicate poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including extreme poverty, and achieve gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls, the poor and people in vulnerable situations, with a view to achieving the internationally agreed development goals, including the Sustainable Development Goals, as established by the 2030 Agenda, which builds upon the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals and addresses their unfinished business, improving tax systems and access to financial services, including affordable microfinance and credit, removing barriers to opportunity, enhancing productive capacity, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, encouraging the formalization and growth of micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises, developing sustainable agriculture and promoting full and productive employment and decent work for all, emphasizing the important role of national efforts aimed at bringing workers from the informal to the formal economy, guided, as appropriate, by the Transition from the Informal to the Formal Economy Recommendation, 2015 (No. 204), of the International Labour Organization, complemented by national efforts on effective social policies, including social protection floors, and in this regard takes note of the A/RES/80/153 Implementation of the Third United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2018–2027) 25-20788 10/15 Social Protection Floors Recommendation, 2012 (No. 202), of the International Labour Organization; 19. Recognizes that industrial development and productive capacities are crucial for structural transformation and sustainable and inclusive economic growth, and in this regard encourages the international community to help developing countries to boost industrial development, digital transformation and innovation, foster the productive capacities, and to support developing countries with adequate financial resources, respect national policy space for sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth while remaining consistent with relevant international rules and commitments and effective international support measures, particularly in the areas of technology transfer on mutually agreed terms and debt management; 20. Commits to the promotion of a universal, rules-based, non‑discriminatory, open, fair, inclusive, equitable and transparent multilateral trading system, with the World Trade Organization at its core, as well as meaningful trade liberalization, and underscores that the multilateral trading system should contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, providing policy space for national development objectives, poverty eradication and sustainable development, consistent with relevant international rules and countries’ commitments, and promote export-led growth in the developing countries through, inter alia, preferential trade access for developing countries, targeted special and differential treatment that responds to the development needs of individual countries, in particular least developed countries, and the elimination of trade barriers that are inconsistent with World Trade Organization agreements; 21. Encourages the international community to strengthen cooperation on food and energy security, noting that more international aid and cooperation in the distribution of food to countries in need may be required to avoid repeating the flaws in the distribution of COVID‑19 vaccines, and emphasizes the urgent need to rectify any trade-distorting measures that are inconsistent with World Trade Organization rules in world agricultural markets and to contribute to the facilitation of market access for products from developing countries, and the efforts to avoid a food crisis by ensuring that consumers have access to affordable healthy diets, in particular in low-income and emerging market economies; 22. Reaffirms that, while social protection has proved to be effective in reducing poverty and inequality, including non‑contributory social protection programmes and cash transfers, coverage remains extremely low in countries with the highest poverty rates, also reaffirms that investments and innovation in the social sector, in particular in education and health, contribute to the alleviation of poverty and reduction of inequalities and enhance human resource development, and calls upon the international community to support developing countries in ensuring predictable, adequate and uninterrupted funding, on appropriate terms, of social protection and other essential social spending during shocks and crises and in ensuring that social protection systems and measures for all, including floors, are consistent with national development strategies, well designed, efficiently operated, adaptive and responsive to shocks and sustainable in the long term; 23. Stresses the importance of taking comprehensive and targeted measures to eradicate poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including extreme poverty, of implementing nationally appropriate social protection systems and measures for all, including social protection floors, and of achieving substantial coverage of the poor and people in vulnerable situations, and encourages Member States to continue to develop and implement social protection floors based on national priorities, paying particular attention to women, children, older persons, Indigenous Peoples, people of African descent and persons with disabilities, and recalls the commitment in the Implementation of the Third United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2018–2027) A/RES/80/153 11/15 25-20788 Sevilla Commitment to provide support to developing countries that aim to increase social protection coverage, including those that aim to do so by at least two percentage points per year; 24. Reaffirms its commitment to embracing diversity in cities and human settlements, to strengthening social cohesion, intercultural dialogue and understanding, tolerance, mutual respect, gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls, innovation, entrepreneurship, inclusion, identity and safety, and the dignity of all people, as well as to fostering liveability and a vibrant urban economy and to taking steps to ensure that local institutions promote pluralism and peaceful coexistence within increasingly heterogeneous and multicultural societies; 25. Acknowledges that good governance at the national and international levels and sustainable, inclusive, sustained and equitable economic growth, supported by full employment and decent work for all, and social integration, rising productivity and a favourable environment, including public and private investment, inter alia, public-private partnerships in a wide range of areas and entrepreneurship, are necessary to eradicate poverty, to achieve the internationally agreed development goals, in particular the Sustainable Development Goals, and to realize a rise in living standards, and that corporate social responsibility initiatives play an important role in maximizing the impact of public and private investment; 26. Stresses the importance of using multidimensional indicators and developing transparent measurements of progress on sustainable development that complement gross domestic product in order to effectively reflect the reality of the populations of all developing countries, eradicate poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including extreme poverty, and reduce inequality everywhere, in accordance with the 2030 Agenda, and encourages the United Nations system to continue to support developing countries in capacity development in such areas as building national statistical systems, data collection, data analysis and disaggregation, policy formulation and the mainstreaming of the Sustainable Development Goals into national development plans and strategies; 27. Recognizes that social and economic development depends on the sustainable management of the natural resources of the planet, and stresses the importance of conserving and sustainably using oceans and seas, freshwater resources, forests, mountains and drylands and protecting biodiversity, ecosystems and wildlife, as well as promoting sustainable tourism, tackling water scarcity and water pollution, strengthening cooperation on desertification, dust storms, degraded land and soil and drought, promoting resilience and disaster risk reduction, addressing decisively the threat posed by climate change and environmental degradation and implementing the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns;19 28. Also recognizes that sustainable, inclusive, sustained and equitable economic growth is essential for eradicating poverty and hunger, in particular in developing countries, and stresses that national efforts in this regard should be complemented by an enabling international environment and by ensuring greater coherence among macroeconomic and social policies at all levels; 29. Stresses the importance of policies and actions that are not just gender- responsive but that actively seek to advance the goal of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls, as well as to address longer-term structural issues, including structural constraints faced by women as economic agents, and to remove any barriers that prevent women from being full participants in the economy, _______________ 19 A/CONF.216/5, annex. A/RES/80/153 Implementation of the Third United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2018–2027) 25-20788 12/15 by, inter alia, undertaking legislation and administrative reforms, as appropriate, to give women equal rights with men in sociopolitical and economic decision-making and access to economic resources and to promote the reconciliation of work and family responsibilities, including through paid maternity and parental leave and the recognition, evaluation, reduction and redistribution of the disproportionate work burden of women engaged in unpaid work, including domestic and care work, encourages the private sector, in accordance with national legislation, to contribute to advancing gender equality by striving to ensure women’s full and productive employment and decent work, equal pay for equal work or work of equal value and equal opportunities, as well as by protecting them against discrimination and abuse in the workplace, and underlines that, globally, gross domestic product could increase significantly if every country achieved gender equality and increased the participation of women in the formal labour force; 30. Emphasizes the reference in the 2030 Agenda to the need to ensure the significant mobilization of financial and non‑financial resources from a variety of sources, including through enhanced development cooperation, as well as regional, subregional and interregional cooperation, in order to provide predictable means for all developing countries, in particular the least developed countries, to implement programmes and policies to end poverty in all its forms and dimensions; 31. Stresses that the achievement of sustainable development and the eradication of poverty also hinge on the ability and readiness of countries to effectively mobilize domestic resources, attract foreign direct investment, fulfil official development assistance commitments and use official development assistance effectively, and facilitate the transfer of technology on mutually agreed terms to developing countries, and also stresses that the resolution of unsustainable debt situations is critical for heavily indebted poor countries, while remittances, the transaction costs for which should be reduced, have become a significant source of income and finance for receiving economies and their contribution to the achievement of sustainable development; 32. Welcomes the increasing efforts to improve the quality of official development assistance and to increase its development impact, recognizes the Development Cooperation Forum of the Economic and Social Council, notes other initiatives, such as the high-level forums on aid effectiveness, which produced, inter alia, the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness, the Accra Agenda for Action 20 and the Busan Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation, which make important contributions to the efforts of the countries that have made commitments to them, including through the implementation of their fundamental principles, and bears in mind that there is no one-size-fits-all formula that will guarantee effective assistance and that the specific situation of each country needs to be fully considered; 33. Recognizes that domestic resource mobilization, underscored by the principle of national ownership and supplemented by international assistance, as appropriate, will be critical to realizing sustainable development and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals; 34. Emphasizes that international public finance plays an important role in complementing the efforts of countries to mobilize public resources domestically, especially in the poorest and most vulnerable countries with limited domestic resources; 35. Reaffirms that the reform of the international financial architecture is an important step towards building greater trust in the multilateral system, commends _______________ 20 A/63/539, annex. Implementation of the Third United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2018–2027) A/RES/80/153 13/15 25-20788 ongoing reform efforts, calls for even more urgent and ambitious action to ensure that the international financial architecture becomes more efficient, more equitable, fit for the world of today and responsive to the challenges faced by developing countries in closing the Sustainable Development Goals financing gap, and stresses that the reform of the international financial architecture should place the 2030 Agenda at its centre, with an unwavering commitment to investing in the eradication of poverty in all its forms and dimensions; 36. Recognizes that private business activity, entrepreneurship, investment and innovation are major drivers of productivity, inclusive economic growth and job creation and that private international capital flows, particularly foreign direct investment, along with a stable international financial system, are vital complements to national development efforts, also recognizes that more can be done to create competitive business and investment climates in support of sustainable development that are well placed to attract private sector investment and participation, and encourages an increase in the volume, quality, in particular its alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals, diversification and long-term nature of foreign direct investment to all developing countries; 37. Notes that an important use of international public finance, including official development assistance, is to catalyse additional resource mobilization from other sources, public and private, and through appropriately designed risk-sharing instruments, including co-investments, public-private partnerships and guarantees, and also notes that it can support improved tax collection, help to strengthen domestic enabling environments and build essential public services and can also be used to unlock additional finance through blended or pooled financing and risk mitigation, notably for infrastructure and other investments that support private sector development; 38. Stresses the importance of mobilizing greater domestic support towards the fulfilment of official development assistance commitments, including by raising public awareness, providing disaggregated data on aid effectiveness and demonstrating tangible results, encourages partner countries to build on progress achieved in ensuring that official development assistance is used effectively to help to achieve development goals and targets, also encourages the publication of forward- looking plans that increase the clarity, predictability and transparency of future development cooperation, in accordance with national budget allocation processes, and urges countries to track and report resource allocations for advancing gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls; 39. Calls upon the international community to ensure that official development assistance and support for fiscal capacity are targeted and scaled up for developing countries, and to increase investment in digital, care, quality of decent jobs, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure, including in digitalization, data collection and trade routes, in order to eradicate extreme poverty and make sustained progress towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals; 40. Expresses deep concern that, according to data from 2024, official development assistance fell by 7.1 per cent in real terms from 2023, that net bilateral official development assistance flows (country-to-country) to Africa, sub-Saharan Africa and the group of least developed countries stood at 42 billion, 36 billion and 35 billion United States dollars, respectively, in 2024, representing decreases in real terms of 1, 2 and 3 per cent, respectively, compared with 2023, that official development assistance is projected to drop by 9 to 17 per cent in 2025, in addition to the 21 billion dollar decrease in 2024, and that official development assistance was, on average, 0.33 per cent of the aggregate donor gross national income, below the commitment of 0.7 per cent, reiterates that the fulfilment of all official development A/RES/80/153 Implementation of the Third United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2018–2027) 25-20788 14/15 assistance commitments remains crucial and that, for many least developed countries and landlocked developing countries, official development assistance remains the largest source of external financing, and therefore emphasizes the importance of the commitments made by many developed countries to achieve the national target of 0.7 per cent of gross national income for official development assistance to developing countries and 0.15 to 0.20 per cent of gross national income for official development assistance to the least developed countries, and urges developed countries to scale up and fulfil their official development assistance commitments; 41. Encourages all relevant stakeholders, as appropriate, to strengthen United Nations funding for the eradication of poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including extreme poverty, through voluntary contributions to existing poverty- related system-wide funds; 42. Welcomes the ongoing work by the relevant organizations of the United Nations system to support the implementation of the Third Decade, acknowledges the complexity of the challenge of poverty eradication, in this regard emphasizes the need to strengthen the leadership role of the United Nations in promoting international cooperation for development in accelerating poverty eradication and effectively implementing the Third Decade, and that the organizations of the United Nations development system must be driven by national priorities, including through the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework, with the development of national capacities and development strategies in developing countries continuing to be a core area of focus, and operate in an integrated, coordinated and coherent manner, through development programmes and projects that address poverty eradication as their underlying objective, within their respective mandates, in order to ensure that gains are irreversible, making full use of the interlinked and mutually reinforcing pillars of the United Nations development system, and encourages the use of diverse strategies; 43. Calls upon the international community to give priority to addressing the impacts of natural disasters, climate change, conflicts and major outbreaks of disease, which are severely hampering efforts to achieve poverty eradication and reduce inequality, in particular in developing countries; 44. Also calls upon the international community to accelerate actions to end hunger, food insecurity and all forms of malnutrition and to ensure the realization of the right to adequate food for all, including through access to sufficient, safe and nutritious foods all year round, the promotion of sustainable and resilient agriculture and food systems, as well as safe, nutritious and healthy diets; 45. Recognizes the importance of addressing the diverse needs of and challenges faced by countries in special situations, in particular African countries, the least developed countries, landlocked developing countries and small island developing States, as well as the specific challenges facing many middle-income countries and countries in conflict and post-conflict situations, and therefore requests the United Nations development system, the international financial institutions, regional organizations and other stakeholders to ensure that these diverse and specific development needs are appropriately considered and addressed, in a tailored fashion, in their relevant strategies and policies, with a view to promoting a coherent and comprehensive approach towards individual countries; 46. Welcomes the thirty-third commemoration, on 17 October 2025, of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, invites all States, organizations of the United Nations system, intergovernmental organizations concerned and interested national organizations, including non‑governmental organizations, to consider organizing activities for the thirty-fourth commemoration, in 2026, of the Implementation of the Third United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2018–2027) A/RES/80/153 15/15 25-20788 International Day, in order to raise public awareness of efforts to promote the eradication of poverty and extreme poverty in all countries, and in this regard recognizes the useful role that the observance of the International Day continues to play in raising public awareness and mobilizing all stakeholders in the fight against poverty and promoting the active participation of those living in extreme poverty in the design and implementation of programmes and policies that affect them, with the aim of achieving the 2030 Agenda; 47. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its eighty-first session a report on the implementation of the Third Decade, including the progress made, gaps, as well as challenges faced in the eradication of poverty, in particular in developing countries and comprehensive action-oriented recommendations to accelerate progress towards eradication of poverty; 48. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its eighty-first session, under the item entitled “Eradication of poverty and other development issues”, the sub-item entitled “Implementation of the Third United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2018–2027)”, unless otherwise agreed. 64th plenary meeting 15 December 2025

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