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it submitted that the phrase „sustainable strategies for international assistance and
cooperation, favouring democratic governance and domestic capacity building‟ be inserted.
54.
Eitan Felner, independent expert, proposed that a paragraph be added to this
section specifically dealing with corruption. In particular, he suggested that States should
enact legislation enforcing disclosure of income and assets of senior public officials, to
ensure adequate income and decent working conditions for civil servants, to put in place
complaints procedures and, generally, to identify and counteract the governance
weaknesses that give rise to corruption. Under heading H, he suggested additionally
recommending that States adopt fiscal policies enabling them to raise sufficient revenues
for anti-poverty programmes, that they should be guided by the minimum core obligations
set out in the context of economic, social and cultural rights, that anti-poverty budgets be
entrenched, that data on extreme poverty be systematically procured, that anti-poverty
programmes be comprehensive and multi-sectoral, endowed with targets and benchmarks,
that geographic factors be considered in anti-poverty budgets, and that institutional designs
that hamper anti-poverty programming be identified and reformed. In relation to heading I,
he further recommended that States should adopt a demand-side perspective that
encouraged persons living in extreme poverty to proactively use the services offered to
them.
55.
The Government of Brazil recalled, under heading H, its own efforts to identify
and target poverty hotspots in the framework of its “Brazil without Misery” (Brasil Sem
Miséria) programme.
56.
The Government of Mexico reiterated, under the same heading, the importance of
transparency of social programmes, so that those living in extreme poverty could clearly
identify whether they belonged to a particular vulnerable group and what benefits were
available.
57.
The Institut Interdisciplinaire d’Ethique et des Droits de l’Homme (IIEDH)
recommended that para. 54 under heading H be amended by the phrase “States set specific
measures to monitor the implementation of programmes and public policies aimed at
reducing extreme poverty”. It also suggested that the order of points be reversed so as to
first mention data collection, then the formulation criteria.
58.
The Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child
pornography stated, regarding heading H, that certain categories of children living in
extreme poverty merited specific protection, notably homeless children, disabled children,
unaccompanied migrant children, children working as domestic servants, children subject
to child trafficking and sexual exploitation, and unregistered children.
59.
The Government of Ecuador proposed, regarding heading I, that the coresponsibility of corporations in providing facilities, goods, and services be mentioned.
60.
The Government of South Africa submitted, also under heading I, that social
cohesion strategies should be included in the draft guidelines and that a data system should
be developed which would permit the mapping of household needs in basic infrastructure
and basic services.
61.
The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
proposed, under the same heading, that the introduction of a set of essential social transfers
that were to be defined by States themselves and that were to provide minimum income
security and access to basic services be recommended.
62.
The National Human Rights Commission of Ecuador (Defensoría del Pueblo)
proposed, also under heading I, to include a mention of food sovereignty as a means to
ensure food self-sufficiency.
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