INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION
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Poverty Assessment and Reduction in Lithuania
 

This project will identify poverty, its root causes, spread, manifestations and examine sensitive policies in income distribution, employment and social protection. This will assist the government, public and NGOs in assessing national priorities, in formulating development strategies, polices and in allocating resources (budgeting as well as investment) in order to reduce poverty and mitigate its effects on a sustainable and long-term basis.

Preparation of an in-depth study on poverty, based upon a multi-dimensional approach looking at social means (income and/or wealth) and shortfalls in meeting needs (capabilities and/or impowerment).

Preparation of recommendation on poverty reduction

Increased awareness of the nature, causes and evolution of poverty and social exclusion in Lithuania among the media and public.

The project is scheduled to be finalized at the end of 1998.

In the wake of the World Summit for Social Development (Copenhagen, March 1995), the United Nations gave UNDP a special mandate to organize "United Nations System efforts towards capacity-building at the local, national, and regional levels, and support the coordinated implementation of social development programmes through its network of field offices." The UNDP office in Tallin, Estonia, asked the ILO/CEET to participate in this project.

 
For further information, please contact the Development Policies Department (POLDEV)
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