Poverty Reduction Framework
Pillars and Themes of the Enhanced Poverty Reduction Strategy
ADB adopted poverty reduction as overarching goal in 1999. It contributes to systemic poverty reduction results in partner countries through investment, policy advice, and knowledge to promote:
ADB’s enhanced Poverty Reduction Strategy (2004) further emphasizes five thematic areas supporting these 3 pillars in promoting:
| Do you know: According to a joint report by the UN and ADB , the financing gap on the MDGs remains huge. Helping the 14 least developed countries in Asia achieve the goals will need an extra $8 billion between now and 2015. Enabling all the 29 countries that receive support from ADB's Asian Development Fund to achieve the MDGs will require an additional $25 billion annually. Apart from the gap in financing the MDGs, the report also detects gaps in governments' pursuit of pro-MDG growth, specifically in strategy, policy, implementation and resources. |
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