At its 39th annual ministerial meeting, held recently at the United Nations, the G77 reiterated that poverty eradication is a central imperative of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and emphasized the need to address poverty as a multidimensional phenomenon.

The ministers stressed the importance of eradicating poverty “in all its forms and dimensions” in order to truly leave no one behind. They also strongly supported the view that the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development should reinforce the commitment of the international community to eradicate poverty by 2030.

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