Source · Select Committees · International Development Committee
Recommendation 1
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Acknowledged
The effects of COVID-19, climate change and conflict are undermining decades of progress on eliminating...
Conclusion
The effects of COVID-19, climate change and conflict are undermining decades of progress on eliminating extreme poverty. Extreme poverty drives conflict, displacement and migration. Eliminating extreme poverty is fundamental to everyone’s security and prosperity. (Paragraph 23) Effective interventions
Government Response Summary
The government agrees that COVID-19, climate change and conflict undermine progress towards eliminating extreme poverty and acknowledges that this goal is vital for security and prosperity.
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
The Government is grateful to the International Development Committee for its inquiry and report into extreme poverty and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs are the only globally agreed framework on sustainable development. The UK played a pivotal role in establishing the SDGs, and both the UK’s Strategy for International Development (IDS) and the Integrated Review affirm our continued commitment to Agenda 2030 and the SDGs. The report highlights the stark challenges the world faces in meeting SDG 1. We agree that the effects of COVID-19, climate change and conflict are undermining progress towards eliminating extreme poverty, a goal which is vital for the security and prosperity of all.