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8. Decent Work and Economic Growth - Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable
economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all.
9. Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure - Build resilient infrastructure, promote
inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation.
10. Reduced Inequalities - Reduce income inequality within and among countries.
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities - Make cities and human settlements inclusive,
safe, resilient and sustainable.
12. Responsible Consumption and Production - Ensure sustainable consumption and
production patterns.
13. Climate Action - Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts by
regulating emissions and promoting developments in renewable energy.
14. Life BelowWater - Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources
for sustainable development.
15. Life on Land - Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems,
sustainablymanage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation
and halt biodiversity loss.
16. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions - Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for
sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable
and inclusive institutions at all levels.
17. Partnerships for the Goals - Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the
global partnership for sustainable development.
Among these, Goal 1 directly addresses poverty alleviation in the world. Furthermore, Goals 2, 3,
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 17 are indirectly related to poverty alleviation. However, this does not be
interpreted as the other goals are completely irrelevant of poverty reduction. The remaining
seven goals are also serving poverty reduction but at a lesser degree compared to others.
3.2. Efforts in the OIC Region
In this section main poverty alleviation efforts under the OIC umbrella will be analyzed in terms
of the activities of the OIC Institutions.
COMCEC Strategy
Poverty alleviation has an important place in the agenda of the COMCEC. As mentioned in the first
section, poverty is a significant challenge in the OIC Region particularly among the African
Member countries. The COMCEC Strategy adopted by the 4th Extra-ordinary Islamic Summit
Conference held in Makkah on 14-15 August 2012, has identified poverty alleviation as one of its
six cooperation areas. Furthermore, “Eradicating extreme poverty and hunger in the OIC Region”
has been determined as a strategic objective.
The COMCEC Strategy has identified four output areas in its Poverty Alleviation Section, which
are aid effectiveness, productive capacity of the poor, effective utilization of financial resources
and monitoring poverty.
The COMCEC Poverty Alleviation Working Group has been established within the framework of
the implementation of the COMCEC Strategy. The Working Group (WG) provides a regular