(a) The effects of extreme poverty on the enjoyment and exercise of all human rights and fundamental freedoms of those affected by it

Governments should target assistance to the poorest and most vulnerable citizens.

Women in general formed one of the groups most affected by the conflict and the growing poverty.

It has an impact on the poorest segments of the population far more than on others.

365. The exacerbation of poverty has had a lasting effect on schools.

The third factor is age, because older women are more affected by poverty than older men.

Portugal has directed a large part of its effort to countries in which the scourge of poverty is felt most keenly.

The world's poor people, and particularly those living in Africa, were extremely vulnerable to the adverse effects of poor chemicals management.

The poor will be the most affected by the adverse impacts of climate change, and national strategies which aim to alleviate poverty will also enhance capacity to deal with climate change.

147. The Committee notes that Nepal is one of the poorest countries in the world, where more than half the population lives in absolute poverty which mainly affects the most vulnerable groups and hampers the enjoyment of children apos s rights.

The fact that children and adolescents were among those most vulnerable to poverty reinforced the poverty cycle, as it affected human and social capital and the well being of future generations.

There can be no lasting peace in societies that are either openly or latently affected by poverty, unemployment, famine or disease.

(g) Bolivia External debt and its influence in the eradication of poverty entailment with commerce, financing and poverty

76. Internally displaced persons represent a significant proportion of the population affected by the armed conflict living in poverty and exclusion.

The target population for FONCODES projects is the group affected by extreme poverty, and within that group, the most vulnerable individuals.

(iv) Impact of safety nets and anti poverty programmes on the rehabilitation of marginalized populations

Young people have the highest rates of unemployment and are in many ways the most vulnerable to the social depredations caused by unemployment and poverty.

Poverty affected the human, social and ecological environment and was the cause of numerous evils.

Particular attention should be paid to the effect of structural adjustment programmes on people living in poverty and on disadvantaged and vulnerable groups of society.

Single adolescent women who become pregnant are more likely to drop out of school, thus compromising their future earning capacity and becoming more likely to end in poverty.

Recognizing that, in the elaboration of national and international development strategies, consideration needs to be given to the impact of poverty, especially in rural areas, on the conditions of persons with disabilities,

Poverty diminished the poor countries' capacity to cope with the effects of those disasters.

Impact of poverty

The data that reveal the extent of the social exclusion and poverty in Brazil also demonstrate that the women suffer the most perverse effects, exacerbated by the phenomenon of violence.

The economy was continuing to contract, with a serious impact on poverty, production capacity and the welfare of the people.

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

206. The Committee recognizes that severe economic constraints, due in particular to structural adjustment programmes, social difficulties and poverty, have had a negative impact on the situation of children.

The Committee recognizes that severe economic constraints, owing in particular to structural adjustment programmes, social difficulties and poverty, have had a negative impact on the situation of children.

Particular attention is given to requirements of extremely poor areas hit by violence.

94. Poverty continues to affect far too many people in the world.

In the context of structural adjustment, it mitigates the negative effects of the adjustment process on the poor.

Within the growing informal sector, women are over represented, with 66.5 per cent of women considered as economically active working there, by comparison with 55.6 per cent of economically active men.

Such programmes were effective and offered the added benefits of eradicating poverty and protecting the environment and forestry resources in the affected areas.

Moreover, the activities of the Convention were aimed at reducing environmental damage and poverty and improving the lives of those who were adversely affected by desertification.

37. Indeed, the 1980s were marked by a powerful retrograde process which was reflected in a steady growth in the number of people affected by poverty.

Existing social protection systems put in place accompanying these reforms (including safety nets for the poorest) have not been able to counteract the negative repercussions of such instability for the poor.

The discussion focused on the principle of accountability, its role and implications, in the relationship between economic growth, poverty and human rights, particularly in the context of poverty reduction strategies.

(t) Highlighting the fact that the majority of persons with disabilities live in conditions of poverty, and in this regard recognizing the critical need to address the negative impact of poverty on persons with disabilities,

Rick Rowden (Action Aid USA) presented the difficulties and limits to influence poverty reduction policies through participation in the PRSP processes.

The war time use of depleted uranium also is likely to contaminate food stored in facilities that are not nuclear proof and few such facilities are.

Women are one of the groups most affected by the conflict and the growing poverty.

Natural disasters could halt economic development and inevitably the poorest sectors were affected.

Involving those living in poverty in decisions affecting them presents challenges in terms of representation.

Tourism can have key impacts in the fight to reduce poverty and in progress towards the Millennium Development Goals.

Many bring evidence of the ravages of poverty, malnutrition and ill health others of the dehumanizing impact of internal conflict and political upheaval.