
	International Law and International Organizations Reference: Aristov E.V. Work of the United Nations Organization and the World Health Organization aimed at alleviation and reduction of poverty // International Law and International Organizations. 2016. № 1. P. 22-27. URL: https://en.nbpublish.com/library_read_article.php?id=67444 Aristov E.V. Work of the United Nations Organization and the World Health Organization aimed at alleviation and reduction of poverty Abstract: The subject of this research is the normative practical activity of the international organizations (UN and WHO) on the devising of strategies, programs, and taking corresponding measures on the reduction of poverty. The author reviews such aspects as held by these international organizations Global summits on the issues of social development and fight against poverty. A special attention is given to the content of strategies and problems enacted by the UN and WHO since 1970 – recognition on the international level of relevance of the problem of decreasing the scale of poverty. The main conclusions and its scientific novelty consist in in determination of the main principles that serve as a platform for the strategies aimed at prevention, alleviation, and reduction of poverty on international scale, as well as on the scale of a separate nation. The author’s main contribution is the evaluation of the work of the international organizations with regards to the question of the fight against poverty; analysis of the strategies and programs passed at the Global summits of the United Nations. Keywords: Elimination of poverty, Social development, Extreme poverty, Reduction of poverty, Prevention of poverty, Alleviation of poverty, Fight against poverty, Poverty, Strategy, Program This article can be downloaded freely in PDF format for reading. Download article This article written in Russian. You can find original text of the article here . References 1. Human Rights, Health and Poverty Reduction Strategies / United Nations, World Health Organization. – 2008. – 73 p. 2. Programma razvitiya Organizatsii Ob'edinennykh Natsiy (PROON). 3. Fast Facts: United Nations Development Programme / UNDP – 2 p. 4. Van Reisen M. Directing EU Policy. Towards Poverty Eradication: From Commitments to Targets to Results.. – 27 p. 5. Deolalikar A.B., Pernia E.M. Poverty Reduction: Approaches and the Role of Political Institutions // Poverty, Growth, and Institutions in Developing Asia / Ed. by E.M. Pernia, A.B. Deolalikar. – New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003. – 332 p. – P. 13–38. 6. Poverty Thematic Trust Fund (PTTF) / UNDP.

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Aristov E.V. Work of the United Nations Organization and the World Health Organization aimed at alleviation and reduction of poverty