SDG 1 on Ending poverty in all its forms everywhere: Contributions of Canadian Law, Policy and Governance
A Toolkit of Legal & Institutional Practices
The Sustainable Development Goal to end poverty in all its forms everywhere (SDG 1 No Poverty) represents an ambitious and important commitment by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly to improve the lives of the world’s poorest individuals and groups. Chapter IV of the UN Charter contains the powers and functions of the General Assembly,1 including support of the global commitment to end poverty, as found in Articles 102 and 13,3 which empower the UN General Assembly to promote social and economic development, as well as more generally in Chapters IX and X.4
SDG 1 seeks to build upon its predecessors, the Millennium Development Goals’ (MDGs), commitment to cut poverty by half, with a commitment to establish an absolute end to poverty. While this is a bold target, international discourse has evolved significantly since the advent of the MDGs, and legal pathways for the achievement of SDG 1 have become more embedded in the global economy as well as the economies of many States. This Toolkit focuses on SDG 1 and seeks to advance implementation by highlighting the range of legal measures already in practice in Canada and which can be seen to further the goals and requirements of SDG 1.
Download here: SDG 1 Poverty – Toolkit – Can and SDGs – 12.07.2020-4
