A/HRC/5/3 page 3 CONTENTS Paragraphs Page I. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................... 1-5 4 II. THE MULTIDIMENSIONALITY OF POVERTY ............................ 6 - 11 5 III. CORE CHARACTERISTICS OF POVERTY .................................... 12 - 27 7 IV. PROGRAMMES FOR ERADICATING EXTREME POVERTY ........................................................................................... 28 - 54 13 A. Poverty reduction in Africa ........................................................ 29 - 30 14 B. Poverty reduction in Asia ........................................................... 31 - 43 15 C. Poverty reduction in the European Union through social protection and social inclusion ................................................... 44 - 54 20 55 24 CONCLUSIONS ...........................................................................................