Strengthening capacity to combat poverty

Description

Strengthening capacity to combat poverty involves building the skills, resources, and institutional effectiveness of individuals, communities, and organizations to address poverty’s root causes. This strategy focuses on practical actions such as training, resource mobilization, improved governance, and access to information and technology. By enhancing local problem-solving abilities and supporting sustainable livelihoods, it remedies poverty by empowering stakeholders to design, implement, and sustain effective poverty reduction initiatives tailored to their specific contexts.

Implementation

This strategy featured in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities.

The formulation and implementation a global action programme to combat poverty mentioned in Agenda 21 requires strengthening the international organizations concerned.