At the twenty-fourth special session of the General Assembly, held in Geneva in 2000, there had been agreement that employment growth and poverty reduction should be central parts of national macroeconomic policy.
2000年在日内瓦举行的大会第二十四届特别会议上，一致同意增加就业和减轻贫穷应作为国家宏观经济政策的核心内容。