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TALKING POINTS: POVERTY ERADICATION INPUTS TO UN GENERAL
ASSEMBLY SDGs CONSULTATIONS – 18 APRIL 2013, NEW YORK
1. There is a nexus between poverty and three pillars of sustainable
development. In addressing SDGs, greater precaution need to be taken to
provide opportunities for people trapped in poverty. We need to see the
welfare of our people as drivers of this changing development paradigm. For
instance, poverty and environment coexist at the detriment of the
environment. Likewise poverty breed social disharmony and also economic
deprivation lead to hopelessness of the society and breed more instability and
insecurity.
2. More than often drawing experience from my own country, poor people
living in fragile environment have limited opportunities and choices to meet
their livelihood of which the immediate solution is to harvest existing
resources within their backyard unsustainably. It is essential to recognise that
if we intend to implement the ideals from the future we want in developing
countries, the SDGs would need to be inclusive of all these conflicting
interests confronting the poor.
3. Evidence suggests poor countries face major challenge to meet their own
objective of environmental protection because of conflicting priorities.
Likewise the social pillar demand support for health, education maternal
gender among other social dimension.
4. Comparative analysis of poverty in urban provides interesting picture of
escalating poverty in the urban centres in developing countries. The need to
develop SDGs based on the MDGs is timely and conforms to a win-win
solution for environment, social and economic growth.
5. The valuation of poverty usually identifies extreme poverty and hunger as a
cornerstone of unacceptable human deprivation. This valuation have been
based on a basic cost of living per day in comparison to the actual cost of
living observed in developing and poorest countries of which in the MDGs,
the income figures is US$ 1.25 per day. The SDGs should extend further this
benchmark to determine the valuation in terms of social costs, as well as that
to the environment with a view to generate measurement that can stimulate
solutions from three pillars of sustainable development. Success of SDGs will
be measured by how much we scale up this income figure to deliver decent
living for all in long term.
6. The inability of developed countries and the international community to
support poor countries out of their unsustainable pathway and whose
poverty levels are staggering is dangerous to environment. Available studies
demonstrate that poverty add pressure to the environment which is already
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stressed by the impact of climate change. A combination of unsustainable
human activities on the environment under stress from climate change and
lack of capacity and resources is a dangerous trend and thus addressing
extreme poverty under the SDGs is a challenge of medium and long term.
7. Goals and targets for vulnerable countries and those in conflicts need to take
into account two levels of what to be done at entry level of any intervention
and how to ensure sustainability and satisfactory outcomes.
8. SDGs need to be encompassing and robust. It is yet to be seen the extent to
which proposals would address the real challenges. However, there is no
limit of what need to be included or what not. We believe that the
consultations and negotiations will narrow down to SDGs which are
immediate and required in the medium term. Inclusion of marginalised
groups in the SDGs and various interests much as it is essential, can be
challenging and can sometime distort the focus of the projected outcome.
Holistic SDGs that take into account the interests of all could be the best
option.
9. We believe that country ownership in developing and implementation of the
SDGs is a foundation of success of the envisaged new paradigm of sustainable
development. In this context, the implementation of the SDGs without clear
focus and involvement of Member States at policy and implementation can
deliver unsatisfactory outcome. Country ownership of the SDGs is essential
and necessary.
10. We believe poverty is a major component of SDGs and expect positive
proposals leading to medium and long term solutions.. There is a need to
know the different responsibility of others for the poor people. Issue of
climate change looms large.
Permanent Mission of The United Republic of Tanzania to the UN
New York
18 April 2013
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TALKING POINTS: POVERTY ERADICATION INPUTS TO UN GENERAL
ASSEMBLY SDGs CONSULTATIONS – 18 APRIL 2013, NEW YORK
1. There is a nexus between poverty and three pillars of sustainable
development. In addressing SDGs, greater precaution need to be taken to
provide opportunities for people trapped in poverty. We need to see the
welfare of our people as drivers of this changing development paradigm. For
instance, poverty and environment coexist at the detriment of the
environment. Likewise poverty breed social disharmony and also economic
deprivation lead to hopelessness of the society and breed more instability and
insecurity.
2. More than often drawing experience from my own country, poor people
living in fragile environment have limited opportunities and choices to meet
their livelihood of which the immediate solution is to harvest existing
resources within their backyard unsustainably. It is essential to recognise that
if we intend to implement the ideals from the future we want in developing
countries, the SDGs would need to be inclusive of all these conflicting
interests confronting the poor.
3. Evidence suggests poor countries face major challenge to meet their own
objective of environmental protection because of conflicting priorities.
Likewise the social pillar demand support for health, education maternal
gender among other social dimension.
4. Comparative analysis of poverty in urban provides interesting picture of
escalating poverty in the urban centres in developing countries. The need to
develop SDGs based on the MDGs is timely and conforms to a win-win
solution for environment, social and economic growth.
5. The valuation of poverty usually identifies extreme poverty and hunger as a
cornerstone of unacceptable human deprivation. This valuation have been
based on a basic cost of living per day in comparison to the actual cost of
living observed in developing and poorest countries of which in the MDGs,
the income figures is US$ 1.25 per day. The SDGs should extend further this
benchmark to determine the valuation in terms of social costs, as well as that
to the environment with a view to generate measurement that can stimulate
solutions from three pillars of sustainable development. Success of SDGs will
be measured by how much we scale up this income figure to deliver decent
living for all in long term.
6. The inability of developed countries and the international community to
support poor countries out of their unsustainable pathway and whose
poverty levels are staggering is dangerous to environment. Available studies
demonstrate that poverty add pressure to the environment which is already
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stressed by the impact of climate change. A combination of unsustainable
human activities on the environment under stress from climate change and
lack of capacity and resources is a dangerous trend and thus addressing
extreme poverty under the SDGs is a challenge of medium and long term.
7. Goals and targets for vulnerable countries and those in conflicts need to take
into account two levels of what to be done at entry level of any intervention
and how to ensure sustainability and satisfactory outcomes.
8. SDGs need to be encompassing and robust. It is yet to be seen the extent to
which proposals would address the real challenges. However, there is no
limit of what need to be included or what not. We believe that the
consultations and negotiations will narrow down to SDGs which are
immediate and required in the medium term. Inclusion of marginalised
groups in the SDGs and various interests much as it is essential, can be
challenging and can sometime distort the focus of the projected outcome.
Holistic SDGs that take into account the interests of all could be the best
option.
9. We believe that country ownership in developing and implementation of the
SDGs is a foundation of success of the envisaged new paradigm of sustainable
development. In this context, the implementation of the SDGs without clear
focus and involvement of Member States at policy and implementation can
deliver unsatisfactory outcome. Country ownership of the SDGs is essential
and necessary.
10. We believe poverty is a major component of SDGs and expect positive
proposals leading to medium and long term solutions.. There is a need to
know the different responsibility of others for the poor people. Issue of
climate change looms large.
Permanent Mission of The United Republic of Tanzania to the UN
New York
18 April 2013
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