Human Rights Council adopts the Guiding Principles on extreme poverty and human rights, by consensus

The Guiding Principles seek to provide for the first time a global standard in the fight against extreme poverty, focusing on the rights of people living in poverty...This is a practical tool for policy makers which will guide States in designing their public policies, particularly their poverty eradication efforts, based on a human rights approach.

The Human Rights Council will now forward the Guiding Principles to the General Assembly for its consideration.