Eradicating poverty 27.
Poverty eradication is thus an overriding theme of sustainable development for the coming years.
The enormity and complexity of the poverty issue could very well endanger the social fabric, undermine economic development and the environment, and threaten political stability in many countries. To achieve poverty eradication, efforts of individual Governments and international cooperation and assistance should be brought together in a complementary way. Eradication of poverty depends on the full integration of people living in poverty into economic, social and political life. The empowerment of women is a critical factor for the eradication of poverty. The provision of basic social services and food security in an equitable way is a necessary condition for such integration and empowerment.