A/HRC/RES/44/13
Reaffirming in this regard the commitments made at relevant United Nations
conferences and summits, including those made at the World Summit for Social
Development, held in Copenhagen in 1995, at the Millennium Summit, and at the 2005 World
Summit,
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,
Deeply concerned also about the loss of life and livelihoods and the disruption to
economies and societies caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and its
negative impact on the enjoyment of human rights around the world,
Recognizing that the poorest and most vulnerable are the hardest hit by the pandemic,
and that the impact of the crisis will reverse hard-won development gains and hamper
progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals,
Reaffirming that the existence of widespread extreme poverty inhibits the full and
effective enjoyment of human rights and that its immediate alleviation and eventual
eradication must remain a high priority for the international community, and that the efforts
towards the achievement of this goal should be strengthened,
Stressing that respect for all human rights – civil, political, economic, social and
cultural rights – which are universal, indivisible and interdependent and interrelated, is of
crucial importance for all policies and programmes to effectively fight extreme poverty at the
local and national levels,
Recalling its resolutions 5/1, on the institution-building of the Human Rights Council,
and 5/2, on the Code of Conduct for Special Procedures Mandate Holders of the Council, of
18 June 2007, and stressing that the mandate holder shall discharge his or her duties in
accordance with those resolutions and the annexes thereto,
1.
Welcomes the work of the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human
rights, including his thematic reports and country visits;1
2.
Decides to extend, for a period of three years, the mandate of the Special
Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, as set out in Human Rights Council
resolution 8/11;
3.
Requests the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human
Rights to continue to give high priority to the issue of extreme poverty and human rights, to
pursue further work in this area in full cooperation with the Special Rapporteur in the various
activities, and to continue to provide the Special Rapporteur with all the human and budgetary
assistance necessary for the effective fulfilment of his mandate;
4.
Requests the Special Rapporteur to submit an annual report on the
implementation of the present resolution to the General Assembly and to the Human Rights
Council, in accordance with their programmes of work;
5.
Also requests the Special Rapporteur to participate in relevant international
dialogues and policy forums relating to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development, and to undertake thematic research with a view to advising States
and relevant State institutions on the eradication of extreme poverty in the implementation
of the 2030 Agenda, including with reference to targets 1.1, 1.3, 1.4 and 1.5 of the Sustainable
Development Goals and other goals and targets related to extreme poverty;
6.
Invites the Special Rapporteur to dedicate his next annual report to the impact
of the COVID-19 pandemic on the enjoyment of all human rights by persons in extreme
poverty, identifying challenges and including recommendations and good practices to ensure
that no one is left behind in the adoption and implementation of crisis management and postcrisis recovery plans;
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