UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, noted on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (17 October) that eradicating poverty will require sound economic policies that will create decent jobs and ensure social protection, coupled with improvements in the human capital of young people to strengthen their employability.
He said the day has special significance this year, as last month the world community adopted an ambitious, universal agenda that will guide development over the next 15 years, adding that the Sustainable Development Goals, which are at the heart of Agenda 2030, represent an entirely new level of ambition.
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