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broader economic framework8 within which extreme poverty occurred. On the micro-level,
in turn, parties proposed to include a number of group categories to be potentially added to
those already listed in this section; they include girl children, rural migrants and migrant
children, and people with disabilities, as well as maternal and child health, as well as
mental health issues, personal debt, drug addiction, unsafe housing, and statelessness and
internal displacement.9
Regarding part V: “Proposals for improving the draft guiding
principles on extreme poverty and human rights”10
E.
Question: “Are there any important aspects or issues missing in the annotated outline for
guiding principles proposed in this section of the report?”
25.
The Government of Chile reiterated (regarding para. 34) that the core deprivations
of persons living in extreme poverty were a lack of access to public services and noncompliance with their fundamental rights. The causes for these needed to be identified,
appropriate programmes put in place, and monitoring mechanisms established.
26.
The Governments of Ecuador, Finland and South Africa stated (regarding para.
36) that mention could be made of other non-State actors, besides international
organizations and transnational corporations, as bearers of human rights responsibility.
Regarding part V, section 1: “Overarching human rights principles”
F.
Questions: “Is the list of human rights principles in this section (headings A to G)
sufficiently comprehensive or should any other principles be included in the guiding
principles on extreme poverty and human rights?”
“Are there any important aspects or issues missing in the recommendations in bold
proposed under each of the overarching human rights principles in this section of the
report?”
27.
The Government of Ecuador proposed that, in relation to the text under heading C,
the inverse of discrimination, namely diversity be mentioned as a crucial condition for the
fight against poverty. In addition, specific mention of discrimination in the work place as
well as in relation to social security, particularly as experienced by women, should be
included here. In relation to heading F, it observed that the issue of intellectual property and
collective rights ought to be mentioned.
28.
The Government of Egypt stated that the rights-based approach to the eradication
of extreme poverty had to be seen in the context of the rights-based approach to
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See submissions of the Government of South Africa and of the Congregation of our Lady, the
International Budget Partnership (IBP) and the International Human Rights Internship Program
(IHRIP).
See submissions by the Governments of Ecuador, Finland, Norway, and Switzerland, as well as of the
National Human Rights Commission of Mexico and UN-Habitat and the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees, as well as the Subcommittee on Poverty Eradication, ATD Fourth World
Movement, and Eurochild.
To provide a systematic account of submissions on section V, the latter are, where possible, listed
according to the paragraph they refer to in the draft guiding principles. Full submissions are available
online at www.ohchr.org
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