World Alliance of Cities Against Poverty
The World Alliance of Cities Against Poverty (WACAP) is the contribution
of cities from all over the world to the International Decade for the
Eradication of Poverty (1997-2006). The latter has been launched by
the United Nations General Assembly.
WACAP started during the first quarter of 1996, the International Year
for the Eradication of Poverty, and it was officially launched by UNDP
on October 17, 1997. Plans to fight poverty, protect children, regenerate
the environment, provide access to healthcare, clean water, education
and basic social services, and ensure an income and a decent standard
of living for all, have been drawn up by the governments of the world,
and are in the process of being implemented.
The UN has set an ambitious standard for human development through the
MDGs articulated as part of the Millennium Development Declaration.
Therefore, with appropriate local and national efforts, as well as revitalized
international cooperation, much can be accomplished to ensure decade
of tangible change. UNDP is working with different sectors of society
to raise public awareness and increase concrete initiatives against
poverty.
