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NGO alliance welcomes UN plan to eradicate extreme poverty,urges
U.S. government engagement
WASHINGTON (May 30, 2013) Leading NGO alliance InterAction
welcomed on Thursday the releaseof areportby the UN
Secretary-GeneralsHigh Level Panel on the Post-2015 Development
Agendathat set a target of 2030 to end extreme poverty.
The UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are set to expire in
2015 and the expert panelgathered in New York City today to propose
a new international development agenda for the next twodecades to
UN member states. The new agenda was drawn up by a panel of global
experts, co-chairedby Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf,
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and
British Prime Minister David Cameron.
We applaud the reportsbold yet practical vision for lifting
people out of poverty and preserving theworlds natural resources
for future generations, said Samuel A. Worthington, president and
CEO ofInterAction, the largest alliance of U.S.-based international
NGOs. Since 1990, the number of peopleliving in extreme poverty has
been halved. However, 1.4 billion people still live on less than
$1.25 aday; we have a way to go before the goal of eradicating
extreme poverty is reached.
In recent decades, the gap has widened between those on the
poverty line and the very poorest andmost marginalized populations.
To close this gap,InterActions post-2015 policy paperhas
similarrecommendations to the panels report: reducing inequalities,
promoting inclusion, ensuringaccountability, and focusing on
actions which target poor people and help create a healthy
planet.
The U.S. government is well-positioned to play a leadership role
in developing the detailed post-2015framework, said Worthington.
U.S. panel representative John Podesta provided important
leadershipon many of the key issues. Going forward, the Obama
administration should build on the high-levelleadership and
interagency participation that has marked the process so far. We
look forward toongoing transparent and consultative engagement by
U.S. government officials with NGOs, civilsociety, and the private
sector in order to bring a full range of perspectives to the table
on how toimplement and finance this bold plan.
Worthington added: The new agenda reflects the voices of people
in poor communities and NGOsaround the world who were consulted by
the expert panel. As UN member states begin the two-yeardialogue
about the priorities of international development for the next two
decades, civil society mustcontinue to be an important voice in
these conversations.
InterAction Post-MDG Task Force co-chair organizations Save the
Children and the United NationsFoundation also welcomed the
report.
Todays report offers a blueprint for eliminating extreme poverty
and envisages a world in which nochild is born to die, no child
goes to bed hungry, and every child grows up to a sustainable and
moreprosperous future, said Carolyn Miles, president and CEO of
Save the Children.It is now up to theU.S. government and other UN
member states to drive this agenda forward.
The United Nations Foundation welcomes the report of the
Secretary-Generals High-Level Panel onthe Post-2015 Development
Agenda a particularly significant and bold contribution to
thedevelopment of a new framework to succeed the Millennium
Development Goals," said Kathy Calvin,president and CEO of the
United Nations Foundation.
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