Mr. President, dear friends. This morning we have again confirmed the consensus that poverty eradication should be a primary goal worldwide for economic and social policy. My message to you today is that one of the best ways to achieve that objective is through employment .
Employment is the main source of income.
It is a route out of poverty for women and men and their families everywhere. Yet, astonishing though it may seem, employment is often forgotten in designing strategies to reduce poverty . But we all know that without access to productive work, poverty is insurmountable. With work, there is hope. But it's not just any employment.