Title: Poverty reduction requires an end to discrimination and violence against women and girls
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2Poverty reduction requires an end to
discrimination and violence against women and
girls
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4Poverty reduction requires
5- Health reform, education and the empowerment of
women and youth. - These are sound investments that are necessary
for development. Although the price tag is
modest, needs are great. - The worlds governments must increase development
assistance in order to meet them.
6Why is gender equality critical to poverty
reduction?
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10Progress towards the implementation of the
United Nations Charterwhich inshrines equality
between women and menhas been shamefully slow
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14- Investing in young people is one of the most
strategic investments a country can make in both
the short, and long, term. - Failure to do so could entrench poverty for
generations to come.
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17Violence against women and girls is a silent
epidemic of alarming proportions. Beyond the
immeasurable suffering it causes, it also robs
countries of the full socio-economic
participation of half the population.
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20- In the wake of war, health and school systems
collapse and infant and maternal mortality rates
skyrocket - Where rape is used as a weapon of war, STIs and
violence can lead to an intensification of the
HIV/AIDS epidemic in areas where prevalence was
once low
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22- In the aftermath of conflicts and natural
disasters, the active participation of women and
young people offers a real opportunity to
construct a lasting peace, reduce poverty and
enhance development. - The inclusion of formerly-marginalized groups
will enable societies to forge more equitable
political and social systems and to build a
future where human rights means human rights for
all.
23ROAD MAP TO THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
AND BEYOND
24The price tag for the human dignity is modest.
At well under 200 billion per year over the
next decadeless than 50 cents per day per person
living in extreme povertywe can make poverty
history
25We have the resources, we have the
commitments THE TIME TO ACT IS NOW
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