A clear consensus is emerging around the need for a different framework to address global social problems. She asked why the 39 conventions and declarations referenced by the Secretariat do not have the full support of the international community and stated that gender equity is fundamental to the mission of the Social Summit. He noted the difficulties in earning adequate pay as one of the main causes of poverty in Lithuania. He called for government statements to match the statements made before the PrepCom. He said that the Summit should lay the groundwork for cooperation between all sectors and at all levels.
Integration requires effective education, training and policies to expand productive employment.
The real causes of poverty stem from political sources and require fundamental changes in the conduct of governments and international relations. He said that the impoverished of the world cannot feed themselves with UN resolutions or international agreements. They need productive employment and guaranteed work. He added that South America should move from the theoretical to the practical. He stated that restrictions on currently existing resources should strengthen programmes to help the most vulnerable and added that state reforms should not undermine the neediest sectors.