Special Session of the International Committee for October 17 at the International Organisation of the Francophonie, Paris June 10, 2016
Donald Lee, President of the Committee
Madam Secretary General, Excellencies, Distinguished Guests and Friends,
The International Committee for October 17 is very honoured that the International Organisation...
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INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR OCTOBER 17
Message for the World Day for Overcoming Poverty & the United Nations International Day for the Eradication of Poverty - 17th October 2015
The observance of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty this year is very significant because it comes so soon after the launch of the United...
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Building a sustainable future:
Coming together to end poverty and discrimination
Building a sustainable future requires us to intensify our efforts towards eradicating extreme poverty and discrimination, and ensuring that everyone can fully exercise their human rights. The full participation of people living in poverty, particularly in the...
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Dear Friends,
After extensive consultations, the International Committee for 17 October presented a proposal to the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs for this year's 17 October theme which I am pleased to tell you has been accepted.
So this year's theme for 17 October 2015 is:
"Building a sustainable future:
Coming...
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The International Committee is delighted that Mr. Cassam Uteem, the first President of the International Committee for October 17, has been elected as President of ATD Fourth World International Movement. Mr. Uteem replaces Ms. Nina Lim-Yuson, a member of the International Committee for October 17, who was President of ATD Fourth World...
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INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE
International Committee for October 17: Appointment of Aye Aye Win
October 17, 2014, Pierrelaye, France—We are pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Aye Aye Win to the International Committee for October 17. The Committee was established in 2008 to promote and support the observance of the World Day for...
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International Committee for October 17
Message for the World Day for Overcoming Extreme Poverty - United Nations International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
Leave No One Behind: Think, Decide and Act Together Against Extreme Poverty
People living in poverty know from experience that it is only when we work together that...
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Since October 17, 1987, annual mobilizations have multiplied around the world. Copies of the Commemorative Stone laid on the Human Rights Plaza in Paris, France, have been installed in many other countries around the world.
It has become imperative to:
Coordinate initiatives in order, in particular, to offer annual themes common to all of the...
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The Committee meeting hosted many guests during its meeting in Dublin (12-15 May 2014), including Mr Dann Kenningham coming from England.
Please, watch his video recorded on the last day of the meeting.
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Dear friends,
We are happy to tell you the international theme for 17 October 2014, World Day for Overcoming Extreme Poverty, chosen with the International Committee for October 17 and the United Nations:
"Leave No One Behind:
Think, Decide and Act Together Against Extreme Poverty"
"Leave No One Behind": means...
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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...
