The Poverty Reduction Committee held its twelfth session on 3 March 2005.

The Director General of the Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities, Djordje Stanisic, held a presentation on “Poverty strategy – challenges at the local level”, and informed the Committee of the activities of the Standing Conference.

Snezana Stojanovic-Plavsic, chairperson of the Committee, acquainted the members with her participation at the Conference on Poverty Reduction in Serbia, held in Plandiste on 22 February. It was agreed to invite participants at the Conference to sessions of the Committee, in order for members to be acquainted with their activities aimed at reducing poverty and establishing modes of co-operation.