7. Stresses the importance of tackling the root causes of poverty and the necessity of meeting the basic needs of all, and in this context emphasizes the fundamental role in the eradication of poverty of strong and sustained economic growth that favours the poor, creates substantive expansion in productive opportunities and employment, increases incomes, promotes equitable income distribution and minimizes environmental degradation;
7. 着重指出消除贫穷根源的重要性，并且必须满足所有人的基本需要，在这方面，强调强劲的持续经济增长若能向穷人倾斜，大大扩充生产机会和生产性就业，增加收入，促进公平的收入分配，并最大程度地减少环境退化，将对消灭贫穷起根本的作用；