The National 17 October Committee is pleased to announce the installation of a new information plaque at the Human Rights and Poverty Stone, Customs House Quay, Dublin to mark the International United Nations Day for the Eradication of Poverty every 17 October.
The Committee wishes to acknowledge the support of the Department of Rural and...
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We (The Poverty Truth Community, Bridging the Gap and ATD Fourth World)) are delighted to let you know that this week the new stone and an explanatory plaque have been laid in George Square at the base of the Sir Walter Scott Monument.
We would like to thank Glasgow City Council for permission for the new stone to be laid in a much more...
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As part of the 30th anniversary of the Rights of the Child, Tapori invites children to go through four steps through four different Tapori Letters:
First letter: discover the different needs of a child.
Second letter: discover who you are and be proud of yourself and your roots.
Third letter: open your eyes, be attentive, see what is...
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As part of the 30th anniversary of the International Convention on the Rights of the Child, the theme chosen by the UN to celebrate October 17, 2019 is:
"ACTING TOGETHER to empower children, their families and communities to end poverty."
You can download the international poster here under in.pdf
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low resolution...
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When I was a child my mother always used to say that “the best way to respond to violence is with peace” and “if you have friends who love peace then work with them to spread the word”. I remember the day when she set up a big blackboard at home, headed “love and peace chart”, with a column for each child. At...
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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...
