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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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