A/HRC/7/32 page 7 Sub-Commission for the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights recognized that extreme poverty includes the lack of basic security, capability deprivation, and social exclusion. Thus, extreme poverty could be defined as “a composite of income poverty, human development poverty and social exclusion”.3 Such a definition would facilitate the development of a social consensus, and the reports of the independent expert elaborate on this further. On this basis, both targeted and integrated policies for each component of the rights associated with extreme poverty could be developed, as could minimum standards and core principles, to be fulfilled immediately. 19. DESA indicated that the distinction between the notion of extreme poverty and the generally accepted notion of poverty may need to be more clearly set out in the draft guiding principles. In this context, it could be useful to include specific references to existing human rights instruments, beyond the one generic reference to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. This sentiment was echoed by HelpAge International and Sightsavers International, which suggested that the principles enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities be recognized in the draft guiding principles. 20. The South African Human Rights Commission suggested that the draft guiding principles acknowledge States’ responsibility to combat the extreme isolation of the rural poor. 21. The International Federation of Social Workers considered the language of paragraph 6 to be somewhat strong and difficult to implement. 22. Care International suggested substituting the notion of “the poor” with that of poor men and women, to emphasize the diversity of people living in poverty. Section 1 A. Participation by the poor 23. The Government of Belgium noted that the draft guiding principles do not address the issue of ethnic-cultural minorities. 24. The Government of Costa Rica suggested that it is necessary to add in paragraph 8 references to other population groups who are at risk of being excluded, such as elderly persons, persons with disabilities, and indigenous groups. The draft guiding principles should consider including in paragraph 10 concepts such as “auto-discrimination”, or discrimination of some groups living in poverty against others in the same situation. 25. The Government of Georgia proposed that the participation of people living in extreme poverty in programmes for the eradication of extreme poverty be voluntary. Therefore, the second sentence in paragraph 7 should be omitted. 26. The Government of Switzerland proposed delaying the integration of standards on transnational enterprises (para. 6) into the draft guiding principles until the report of the Special 3 E/CN.4/2005/49, para. 18.