A/HRC/2/2 A/HRC/Sub.1/58/36 page 25 Recalling further General Assembly resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006, and in particular its paragraph 6, as well as Human Rights Council decision 1/102 of 30 June 2006 extending the mandate of the Sub-Commission, Bearing in mind that the reduction of poverty and the elimination of extreme poverty remain an ethical and moral imperative of humankind, based on respect for human dignity, and noting the report of the Chairperson-Rapporteur of the fourth Social Forum, held on 3 and 4 August 2006, which focused on “The fight against poverty and the rights to participation: the role of women”, Taking note of the record of the past four Social Forums, which focused on questions related to the eradication of poverty in the context of human rights that were rarely tackled by other mechanisms, Bearing in mind the pending decision of the Human Rights Council on its future expert advice mechanism, 1. Expresses its satisfaction at the holding of the fourth Social Forum on 3 and 4 August 2006 and welcomes the report of its Chairman-Rapporteur (A/HRC/Sub.1/58/15); 2. Draws special attention to the significant contribution made to the debate by individuals with experience related to the feminization of poverty and individuals who live and work alongside the poor on a daily basis; 3. Takes note with satisfaction of the conclusions and recommendations of the 2006 Social Forum and of the innovative nature of many of them, and calls upon States, international organizations - in particular those with a mandate for poverty eradication non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations, trade unions and other relevant actors, to take them into account when designing and implementing poverty-eradication programmes and strategies; 4. Calls upon the General Assembly to take into account the conclusions and recommendations of the 2006 Social Forum within the framework of the review of the first United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty; 5. Reaffirms the unique nature within the United Nations of the Social Forum, which makes possible a dialogue and an exchange between the representatives of people living in poverty, Member States, civil society and intergovernmental organizations, and stresses that the current reform of the United Nations should take into account the contribution of the Social Forum as a space for dialogue that can be found nowhere else in the United Nations human rights system; 6. Recommends that the Human Rights Council preserve the Social Forum, as a unique space for interactive dialogue between the United Nations human rights system and various stakeholders, especially the poor and most vulnerable people, which plays a special and indispensable role in the United Nations human rights system;