重申消除包括极端贫困在内的一切形式和表现的贫困是当今世界面临的最大全球性挑战，也是可持续发展不可或缺的要求，在非洲、最不发达国家、内陆发展中国家、小岛屿发展中国家和一些中等收入国家尤其如此，关切地注意到，截至 2015 年，大约有 7.367 亿人仍处于极端贫困，冠状病毒病(COVID-19)大流行可再使 7100 万至 1 亿人陷于极端贫困，着重指出必须加快可持续、包容和公平的经济增长和可持续发展，包括充分的生产性就业和人人获得体面工作，以减少国家内部和各国之间的不平等，
Reaffirming that eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including extreme poverty, is the greatest global challenge facing the world today and is an indispensable requirement for sustainable development, particularly in Africa, in the least developed countries, in landlocked developing countries, in small island developing States and in some middle-income countries, noting with concern that as of 2015 approximately 736.7 million people still lived in extreme poverty and that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic could push an additional 71 million to 100 million people into extreme poverty, and underlining the importance of accelerating sustainable, inclusive and equitable economic growth and sustainable development, including full, productive employment and decent work for all, with a view to reducing inequalities within and among countries,