Account for Discussion Forum | Overcoming Extreme Poverty

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Proposition theme for October 17 2019

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 in New York in April. The United Nations theme for October 17, 2019 is: “Acting together to...

CONSULTATION: proposal of themes for October 17 2018

The consultation is finished. The theme for this year, decided by the United Nations, with the important support following your contributions, is : Coming together with those furthest behind to build an inclusive world of universal respect for human rights and dignity. -*-*-*-*-Consultation...

I choose to join them in overcoming poverty!

Wherever men and women are condemned to live in extreme poverty, human rights are violated. To come together to ensure those rights be respected is our solemn duty. Joseph Wresinski Poverty is a form of violence. It leads to humiliation and it silences people. It destroys lives. But poverty is...

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Proposed themes for October 17 2015

The year 2015 represents a pivotal year for the United Nations’ member states because in September they will decide on a new development framework to replace the Millennium Development Goals. The new Sustainable Development Goals emphasise the need for change and transformation in our...

Redefining the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) after 2015

The Millennium Development Goals were established in the year 2000. The deadline for the goals is 2015. Time has come to evaluate and prepare new goals. We want extreme poverty to end. Let us know about initiatives that lead the way! Write us a few lines about what you are doing. For...

"Extreme Poverty is a violence in itself. If extreme poverty ends, peace can take its place."

People living in extreme poverty continue to be considered primarily as those who commit violent acts against which society needs to protect itself. For example, the authorities put in place laws to prosecute people who beg and people who live on the street, and to forcibly evict people who are...