Special 17 October 2020
United Nations theme for October 17, 2020 :
"Acting together to achieve social and environmental justice for all"
October 17 is the World Day for Overcoming Extreme Poverty. It has been commemorated since 1987, the year when, at the call of Joseph Wresinski, thousands of people from all walks of life gathered...
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We present here two videos that help to reflect and prepare this October 17, World Day for Overcoming Extreme Poverty 2020 with the theme :
« Acting together to achieve social and environmental justice for all »
-Environment: We can contribute
People and communities affected by extreme poverty struggle daily on every continent...
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Declaration of the International Committee for October 17
at its Eighth Biennial Session in 2020
We, the Members of the International Committee for October 17, having met on 6 July 2020 Recall our Rome Declaration at the seventh biennial meeting in 2018 in which we called upon all world leaders to ensure they translate their...
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International Committee for October 17: Appointment of Ms. Aye Aye Win as President of the International Committee
July 6, 2020, Pierrelaye, France—We are pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Aye Aye Win as the next President of the International Committee for October 17. The Committee was established in 2008 to promote and support...
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May 2019 - The consultation is now finished.
We have received 74 contributions from 34 countries, which have enriched the two proposals below. The contributions were presented to the United Nations...
