They have a particularly severe impact on the poor either a country or a population within a country by exposing and augmenting vulnerabilities.

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Corruption seriously affected development and penalized the poor, who had to bribe their way to increasingly inaccessible public services.

They also increase the social exclusion of poorer segments of the population and reinforce inequalities between communities.

In social terms, corruption places a disproportionate burden on the poor and widens income disparity.

It was only by enhancing such opportunities for the poor and for everyone that poverty could be eradicated once and for all.

While poverty rates have decreased slightly in recent years, the total number of poor people has risen substantially.

ACC stresses accelerating and sustaining economic growth that is equitable, employment intensive and pro poor.

His Government had adopted measures aimed at accelerating growth, poverty reduction and human development and strengthening governance, respect for human rights and the rule of law.

Without this, the cycle of poverty will not be broken, and risks will be exacerbated.

Greater participation of poor people and countries should be facilitated within the structures of global economic governance.

24. Calls upon the heavily indebted poor countries to take, as soon as possible, the policy measures necessary to become eligible for the enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative and to reach the decision point

5. Calls upon the heavily indebted poor countries to take, as soon as possible, the policy measures necessary to become eligible for the enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative and to reach the decision point

Bolivia reached its completion point under the enhanced HIPC Initiative at the end of 2000, after reaching the completion point under the original HIPC Initiative in 1998.

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It's just the poor people get hit first and worst.

Indeed, the worst victims of corruption are the poor.

Terrorism wounds the poor and disadvantaged ever so much.

67. In order to accelerate the implementation of the HIPC initiative and embark all eligible poor countries on the HIPC process by the year 2000, as called for by the Mauritius mandate , it is suggested

Burkina Faso reached the completion point under the original and enhanced HIPC Initiatives in 2000 and 2002, respectively.

Policies aiming at a more equitable distribution of income and wealth, more widely shared possibilities for influencing decisions, as well as increasing opportunities for the poor, are of utmost importance for the eradication of poverty.

As a result of these policies, Thailand has achieved universal coverage and better financial protection for the poor, improved allocative efficiency through a more effective focus on primary care and the poor and increased public health spending to over 10 per cent of the national budget.

4. Calls upon the heavily indebted poor countries to take, as soon as possible, the policy measures necessary to become eligible for the enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative and to reach the decision point

Yet, there is persistent poverty and growing human insecurity.

Furthermore, it had also devised a people centred, participatory approach for the poorest of the poor, which had made a significant contribution to combating poverty.

The Network has a Poverty Reduction Board that has identified two shifts in implementation strategy that focus on formulating poverty focused strategies and assessing the impact of Bank projects on the poor.

91. Major steps have been taken to include respect for human rights and dignity as a core element in anti poverty strategies, and to ensure participation by the poorest in their communities decision making processes.

However, it was most important to promote solidarity within countries, principally between the rich and the poor, but also between men and women (70 per cent of those living in poverty were women), in order to empower the poor to lift themselves out of poverty.

Repaying such debt has rendered poor countries even poorer.

The private sector alleviates poverty by contributing to economic growth, generating employment and empowering poor people by increasing their choices.

During the same period, the number of poor people worldwide increased by 17 per cent.

ESAF is a framework by which the IMF participates in the initiative for the heavily indebted poor countries.

Reaffirming that fighting poverty is essential to peaceful coexistence, social harmony, and developing and strengthening democratic institutions,

The major challenges in my country are tackling extreme poverty and health care, which affect the neediest sectors of the population indigenous people and small farmers.

quot The Commission on Human Rights, in the context of its work on poverty, should focus on the relationship between all human rights, including the right to development, and poverty, notably extreme poverty.

One focus should be on stemming rural to urban migration, with its adverse effects on poverty.

The HIV AIDS pandemic, which affects rich and poor nations alike without distinction, is a serious threat to sparsely populated countries such as Gabon.

Emphasis should be placed on human security, respect for human rights and reallocating military budgets towards development and poverty eradication.

The poor, meanwhile, need a fair shot at raising their incomes. That can only come through access to education and economic opportunity, both in poor and rich countries.

The poverty rate was 36 per cent in the Gaza Strip and 10.5 per cent in the West Bank.

Not only do they live infinite lives, but the same life is lived infinite times till you get to the point of it all.

Governments have also adopted policies that provide incentives to the private sector to offer increased services to the poor or to the microfinance and other institutions that serve poor people.

The rich have become richer, and the poor have become poorer.

13. Emphasizes the need to secure adequate funding for an overall financing plan for the enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative, including in particular the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Trust Fund and the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Trust Fund in the context of fair, equitable and transparent burden sharing

It was recognized that innovative finance schemes for the poor were important in order to enhance the role of fisheries in rural development and poverty reduction.