A/HRC/7/32 page 17 109. Care International suggested paying special attention in paragraph 43 to rapid response to natural disasters, calling for greater consensus on early warning indicators, systems to produce such data and a streamlined decision-making process for delivering essential goods and services. 110. Light for the World suggested that non-discrimination in international cooperation be required by the draft guiding principles, with special attention being paid to marginalized or vulnerable groups including women, children, persons with disabilities and the elderly. 111. HelpAge International and Sightsavers International suggested including an overarching paragraph on the State’s obligation to collect data on poverty disaggregated by sex, age and presence of persons with disabilities, as follows: “States should collect and analyse poverty data that shows household composition by age, sex, disability and socio-economic status.” M. Duties and responsibilities of public and private entities in combating poverty 112. The Government of Belgium noted that independent supervision, as called for in paragraph 46, should be sufficient as a check on the activities of organizations working to eradicate poverty, therefore the reference to “public scrutiny” could be considered superfluous. 113. The Government of the Philippines suggested that types of public and private bodies addressed in paragraph 45 should be enumerated in greater detail, including the private sector and corporate foundations. 114. Volontari nel Mondo suggested that transnational corporations and other business enterprises be specifically mentioned as having a responsibility to act in respect of the international human rights system and the draft guiding principles. 115. The Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights proposed that specialized international institutions and organizations of the United Nations system be given separate consideration in the draft guiding principles. The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, above all, should cooperate closely with organizations with specialized mandates including UNDP, FAO, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the World Health Organization - to deal with different aspects of the issue of extreme poverty. 116. Care International expressed concern that simply having organizations account for their activities may not be a sufficient means to ensure accountability and that these organizations should be required additionally to make publicly available evaluations of their work. It cautioned against the financing of social movements by the international community, as proposed in paragraph 47, since doing so could compromise the independence of social movements and thus undermine their willingness and ability to challenge problematic aspects of the international aid regime. III. ONGOING ACTIVITIES IN LINE WITH THE DRAFT GUIDING PRINCIPLES 117. Many respondents reported on relevant activities implemented at the national and international levels that are in line with the draft guiding principles. Algeria has adopted a number of important legislative texts and regulations on national solidarity and fighting poverty.

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