Programme of Action for the International Year of Microcredit, 2005

A/RES/58/221View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 98 Implementation of the 1st United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (1997-2006), published in 2004.

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report · 2004

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2004	A/59/326	Implementation of the 1st United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (1997-2006) and preparations for the International Year of Microcredit, 2005 report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/58/221

What subjects does this mandate have?

18 subjects

Budget Contributions Civil Society Conferences Coordination Within UN System Development Assistance Empowerment Focal Points Gender Equality International Years Microcredit Non-Governmental Organizations Poverty Mitigation Private Sector Programmes of Action Project Activities Public Information Report Preparation Women

What’s in this document?

10 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General containing the draft programme of action for the International Year of Microcredit, 2005;²

²A/58/179.

Emphasizes that the observance of 2005 as the International Year of Microcredit will provide a significant opportunity to raise awareness of the importance of microcredit and microfinance in the eradication of poverty, to share good practices and to further enhance financial sector developments that support sustainable pro-poor financial services in all countries;

Invites the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the Secretariat and the United Nations Capital Development Fund to jointly coordinate the activities of the United Nations system regarding the preparations for and observance of the Year;

Recognizes the importance of scaling up microcredit and microfinance services and of using the Year as a platform to find ways of enhancing development impact and sustainability through the sharing of best practices and lessons learned;

Invites Member States to consider establishing national coordinating committees or focal points with responsibility for promoting the activities related to the preparations for and observance of the Year;

Invites Member States, relevant organizations of the United Nations system, non-governmental organizations, the private sector and civil society to collaborate in the preparations for and observance of the Year and to raise public awareness and knowledge about microcredit and microfinance;

Recognizes that access to microcredit and microfinance can contribute to achieving the goals and targets of major United Nations conferences and summits, including those contained in the United Nations Millennium Declaration,³ in particular the targets relating to poverty eradication, gender equality and the empowerment of women;

³See resolution 55/2.

Encourages the holding of regional and subregional events on microcredit and microfinance, and, in this regard, welcomes the holding of the Asia-Pacific Region Microcredit Summit Meeting of Councils, in Dhaka, from 16 to 19 February 2004;

Encourages Member States, relevant organizations of the United Nations system, non-governmental organizations, the private sector and foundations to make voluntary contributions and/or to lend other forms of support to the Year, in accordance with the guidelines for international years;

Requests the Secretary-General to prepare a report on the preparations for the International Year of Microcredit, 2005, in consultation with Member States, relevant organizations of the United Nations system, non-governmental organizations, the private sector and civil society, and to submit it to the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session under the item entitled “Implementation of the first United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (1997-2006)”.

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