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5. Gender Equality - Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.
6. Clean Water and Sanitation - Ensure availability and sustainable management of
water and sanitation for all.
7. Affordable and Clean Energy - Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and
modern energy for all.
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 Below Water - 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,
sustainably manage 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.