A/HRC/8/52 page 43 Deeply concerned that extreme poverty persists in all countries of the world, regardless of their economic, social and cultural situation, and that its extent and manifestations are particularly severe in developing countries, Concerned at the insufficient progress notwithstanding the priority and urgency given by the Heads of State and Government to the eradication of poverty, as expressed in the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic and social fields, Reaffirming that the fight against extreme poverty must remain a high priority for the international community, Stressing the need to better understand the causes and consequences of extreme poverty, Stressing also that respect for all human rights, which are universal, indivisible and interdependent and interrelated, is of crucial importance for all policies and programmes to fight extreme poverty at the local and national levels, Expressing its gratitude to the former independent expert on the question of human rights and extreme poverty for the important work accomplished in the discharge of his mandate, and conscious of the necessity to continue this work, 1. Acknowledges the report of the Independent Expert on extreme poverty (A/HRC/7/15), and takes note of his proposal to define extreme poverty as the combination of income poverty, human development poverty and social exclusion; 2. Decides to extend the mandate of the independent expert on extreme poverty for a period of three years, in order to, inter alia: (a) Further examine the relationship between the enjoyment of human rights and extreme poverty; (b) Identify alternative approaches to the removal of all obstacles, including institutional ones, at the regional, national and international, public, corporate and societal levels, to the full enjoyment of human rights for all people living in extreme poverty; (c) Identify, including in cooperation with international financial organizations, the most efficient measures taken at the national, regional and international levels to promote the full enjoyment of human rights of persons living in extreme poverty; (d) Make recommendations on how people living in extreme poverty can participate in the process towards the full enjoyment of their human rights and the sustainable improvement of their quality of life, including through empowerment and resource mobilization at all levels; (e) Develop cooperation with other United Nations bodies dealing with human rights and that are also active in the fight against extreme poverty; (f) Participate in the assessment of the implementation of the Second United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty, the internationally agreed goals contained in the Millennium Declaration, the Monterrey Consensus (A/CONF.198/11, chap. I, resolution 1,