Poverty Alleviation Poverty alleviation is a high priority of the Government of Pakistan.

Unemployment and poverty rates are very high.

The number of people living in extreme poverty remains high.

High level segment Economic growth and poverty reduction in the 1990s

Many non Annex I Parties reported that poverty reduction is the overriding developing priority due to their high levels of poverty.

Measures aimed at reducing poverty should take into account the linkages between high poverty levels, illiteracy and the potential for corruption.

For some Parties, a high percentage of the population live in absolute poverty.

Poverty levels remain alarmingly high over 1 billion people live in impoverished conditions.

330. The Committee notes the persistence of a high poverty level and of situations of extreme poverty, with 57 per cent of the Dominican population living below the poverty line.

High levels of poverty and illiteracy and discrimination against the indigenous population and those living in poverty contribute to widespread violations of human rights.

Feminized poverty also poses a barrier to treatment given the high cost of antiretrovirals (ARV).

74. This progress notwithstanding, high unemployment and widespread poverty persist in Africa and Latin America.

Because most of those high fertility countries are among the least developed countries where levels of extreme poverty are high, the advantages that can be brought by the demographic bonus can also contribute to the reduction of poverty.

Despite the global decline in absolute poverty, the goal of redressing disproportionately high poverty levels among women and their insufficient access to economic resources remained elusive.

One consequence of the poverty created by bad governance is the high prevalence of HIV AIDS.

The Committee expresses its concern at the high and increasing number of children living in poverty and extreme poverty in the State party, especially in rural areas.

The Millennium Development Goals placed high priority on the mobilization of all efforts aimed at poverty eradication.

As a consequence, a high percentage of the country's population, 45.8 per cent, is living in poverty, while 15.1 per cent of the total population lives in extreme poverty.

Economic growth by itself is not sufficient, and high growth rates alone will not guarantee significant poverty reduction.

The expectations are high. Let us take on the challenge, and let our legacy be no more poverty.

Parties recognized that poverty leads to high dependence on natural resources and the environment resulting in their overexploitation.

Such programmes seek to reduce poverty directly through high labour content technologies and indirectly through productivity enhancing infrastructure.

The Territory enjoys a relatively high standard of living, with no visible signs of poverty or gender inequality.

In this context, it is important to remember that rapid economic growth and high and sustained levels of employment facilitate poverty reduction and are critical to attaining poverty eradication objectives.

Finally, high finance allows for portfolio diversification, so that individual investors can seek high expected returns without being forced to assume large, idiosyncratic risks of bankruptcy and poverty.

We only ranked high when it comes to poverty, corruption, lack of freedom of speech, lack of political activism.

The high vulnerability and the lack of empowerment and representation of women are other key dimensions when fighting poverty.

23. One half of Asian migrant workers were females originating from regions with a very high incidence of poverty.

High level segment on the role of employment and work in poverty eradication the empowerment and advancement of women

South East Europe and the CIS countries have a high share of people living in poverty, with the incidence remaining high in seven low income countries in that region.

The result, however, is that everybody loses. Schools underperform poverty remains high and the resulting high rates of unemployment and crime impose huge financial and social costs on US society.

Poverty in the Caribbean was generally characterized by large income disparities and was linked to a high rate of unemployment.

Widespread poverty, illiteracy, discrimination against women, corruption, lack of accountability, and high levels of youth unemployment continue to cause serious concern.

Families, many of them headed by single mothers, are weakened by poverty, ill health and high rates of crime and violence.

As a consequence, programmes to combat poverty, high population growth and illiteracy and provide basic social services had suffered serious setbacks.

During the discussion, the representative of Brazil said that high priority action for poverty reduction was the declared policy of his Government.

15. A high rate of economic growth and job creation were crucial to poverty eradication, particularly in countries with rapid population growth.

158. The Committee is deeply concerned at the high level of poverty which is affecting most of the country apos s inhabitants.

The Committee is concerned that notwithstanding the high level of poverty among women, and especially of women headed households, no affirmative action measures are being taken to support women s efforts to break the cycle of poverty.

The situation of the refugees in the occupied Palestinian territory was dismal, characterized by high unemployment, extreme poverty, overcrowded shelters and inadequate infrastructure.

Mortality and illiteracy rates remained high in comparison to other groups, in addition to pervasive poverty, which was more severe among indigenous women.

Currently, about 70 per cent of the net income generated in Puerto Rico left the territory, which led to high levels of poverty.

Colonialist rule was responsible for the country's high rates of unemployment, poverty, infant mortality, alcoholism and a number of other major social problems.

397. From 1981 to 1991, infant and child mortality rates in rural areas, particularly in the departments where poverty is concentrated, remained high.

Tonga's performance on the Human Development Index and the Human Poverty Index reflects a high level of expenditure in health and education, stagnant population growth and sustained high levels of investment in the social sector.