Replicas of the Commemorative Stone

Replicas of the Commemorative Stone in Honor of the Victims of Extreme Poverty

On October 17, 1987, a Commemorative Stone in Honor of the Victims of Extreme Poverty was inaugurated on the Plaza of Human Rights and Liberties (formerly Trocadero Plaza), at the place where the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was signed in 1948.

Since then, on the 17th of October each year, people in extreme poverty and all those who reject extreme poverty and exclusion gather throughout the world to express their solidarity and their commitment to ensure that everyone’s dignity and freedom are respected.

This is the origin of the World Day to Overcome Extreme Poverty. Ever since, initiatives to observe this day have been increasing. In many places, gatherings are also held on the 17th of each month. Since 1987, many replicas of the Commemorative Stone have been inaugurated around the world.

List of Replicas

• 1987 Saint Jacques de Compostelle (Spain), Musée des Pèlerins.
• 1988, 21 april Genève (Switzerland), Hall du Bureau International du Travail
• 1989, 28 october Saint Denis (Réunion Island), Parvis du Théâtre de Champ Fleury
• 1992, 30 may Berlin (Germany), at the foot of the wall
• 1992, 17 oct La Flèche (France), Place du marché, centre ville
• 1993, 21 may Strasbourg (France), Conseil de l’Europe
• 1993, 17 oct. Manilla (Philippines), Rizal Park
• 1993, 17 oct. Rouyn-Noranda, Québec (Canada), Parc Tremoy
• 1994, 17 oct. Lisbon (Portugal), Rua Agusta
• 1994, 17 oct. Gand (Belgium), St Pieters abdij
• 1994, 17 oct. Roubaix (France), Place de l’Hôtel de ville
• 1994, 17 oct. Davao City, Mindanao (Philippines)
• 1996, 12 fév. Manega (Burkina Faso), Musée
• 1996, 17 oct. New York (USA), UN Gardens
• 1996, 17 oct. Metz (France)
• 1997 Thetford Mines, Québec (Canada)
• 1997, 17 oct. Toulon (France), Faculté de Droit
• 1998, 17 oct. Besançon (France)
• 1999, 17 oct. Glasgow (Scotland), Georges Square
• 2000, 15 oct. Rome (Italy), Saint Jean de Latran
• 2000, 17 oct. La Garde (France, Var).
• 2001, 17 oct. Marseille (France), Place de l’Espérance
• 2001, 17 oct. Nogent-le-Rotrou (France)
• 2001, 17 oct. Ozamis City, Mindanao (Philippines)
• 2002, 29 may Brussels (Belguim), European Parliament
• 2002, 17 Oct La Louvière (Belguim), Bd des Droits de l’homme
• 2002, 17 Oct Hull (UK) Northern Cemetery
• 2003, 17 Oct Sherbrooke (Canada) parc Lucien-Blanchard
• 2004, 17 Oct Port-Louis (Mauritius) Water-Front
• 2004, 17 Oct Somain (France), Place de la Mairie
• 2005, Luxembourg Centre Culturel de Rencontre Abbaye de Neumünster
• 2007, 17 Oct, Kielce (Pologne), extrémité de la rue Sienkiewicz, coté Gare
• 2007, 17 octobre, Reims (France), Cathédrale, © Photo : J. DRIOL.
• 2008, 17 octobre Dublin (Irlande), Famine Memorial, Custom House Quay
• 2008, 17 octobre Namur (Belgique) Parlement Wallon
• 2009, 17 octobre Laval (France)
• 2011, 17 octobre, Saint Brieuc (France)