posted on 2024-09-06, 06:58authored byDanny Burns, Clare Gorman
Tackling extreme poverty and marginalisation alongside rising and intersecting
inequalities must be a priority for the post-2015 agenda. As country representatives
at the United Nations undertake the difficult task of agreeing the next steps
towards a final framework, a focus on three key areas including improving livelihoods
and pro-poor infrastructure development; increasing opportunities for participation
and citizen action and tackling discriminatory social norms is critical if the final
targets are to be transformative for the poorest and most marginalised people.