Different inhabitants of Salpiiga have been interviewed for the World Day for Overcoming Extreme Poverty in 2018. Here is an excerpt of what they shared:
"Mahamadu M. is my name. I am 82years old. I have one wife and 5 children. I am a farmer but has no support to expand my farming business. My house has collapsed due to the heavy...
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Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the United Nations theme for October 17, 2019 is:
"Acting together to empower children, their families and communities to end poverty."
More updates, news and tools to come soon here.
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Produced on the occasion of the biennial meeting of the International Committee for October 17, held in Rome from 15 to 17 May 2018, this video immerses us in the heart of the meaning and profound significance of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, celebrated on 17 October each year, in the footsteps of Joseph Wresinski, founder...
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On 17 October 2018, many of you once again came together to celebrate "The World Day for Overcoming Extreme Poverty" and to make visible the efforts of all those committed to saying no to poverty throughout the year. In this Letter we present some of the feedback we received from around the world. We share also extracts of testimonies...
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In 2018, as every year, the United Nations in New York commemorated 17 October, the World Day for Overcoming Extreme Poverty. This year, six illustrated posters from the "Letter's Colors" exhibition were on display.
This year, the commemoration took place in the lobby of the main UN building, which gave great visibility to the event...
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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...
