October 17 | Overcoming Extreme Poverty

To our Irish Friends for 17 October

To our Irish Friends for 17 October I'll listen well when you tell through song and poetry by Paul St John and William Yeats about Irish History You lament how Dublin's changed you remember what used to be you cherish the past and what remains of Auld Dublin City But cities are simply stone and clay It's true today as then... Find out more

Concept note on the International Theme for 17 October 2014

Leave no one behind: Think, decide and act together against extreme poverty The theme chosen by the United Nations, in consultation with activists, civil society and non-governmental organizations, recog- nises and underscores the demanding chal- lenge confronting grass roots initiatives, as well as researchers and policy makers, to identify... Find out more

International Committee for October 17 meets in Dublin

INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE International Committee for October 17 meets in Dublin The International Committee for October 17 will meet in Dublin from the 12th to 14th May 2014. This will be the Committee’s fifth meeting to promote and support the observance of the World Day for Overcoming Extreme Poverty, observed on October 17th each... Find out more

2013 - Message from the International Committee for October 17

Message for the World Day for Overcoming Extreme Poverty United Nations International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 17 October 2013 The theme for the Commemoration this year – “Working together towards a world without discrimination: Building on the experience and knowledge of people in extreme poverty” – invites... Find out more

International Charter for October 17 - World Day for Overcoming Extreme Poverty

Proclaimed by the United Nations as International Day for the Eradication of Poverty On October 17, 1987, one hundred thousand people from all backgrounds responded to a call from Joseph Wresinski to come together in Paris to celebrate the first World Day for Overcoming Extreme Poverty at the Plaza of Human Rights and Liberties, where the... Find out more

Fourth meeting of the International Committee for October 17: The Guests

The Committee meeting hosted guests from New York - Mrs Jean Stallings - from New Orleans, USA – Imam Rafeeq H. Numan and Robert Mauss. Salehe Seif, originally from Tanzania, and Mrs Julie Huberdeau, from Montreal (Qc) Canada. Find out more

International Committee for October 17 - Djamila Delloula Bouguessa

Mrs Djamila Delloula Bouguessa (France), ATD Fourth World activist, member of the International Committee for October 17. Find out more

2012 - Message from the International Committee for October 17

Ending the violence of Extreme Poverty: Promoting empowerment and building peace The International Committee for October 17 welcomes the theme for the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 2012 which highlights the urgency of ending the violence of extreme poverty as a means to promote peace in all our societies. Extreme poverty... Find out more

The Toolbox for October 17

In this Toolbox, you can find out more about this World Day through three categories: Finding out more : Supporting the World Day October 17 campaign video presentation Charter for the World Day to Overcome Extreme Poverty Ideas for action on October 17 Mobilisation tools : Video "Extreme Poverty is violence" (8')... Find out more

Fourth meeting of the International Committee for October 17 held at the United Nations Headquarters (New York)

During the opening session of the two-day meeting, sponsored by the Permanent Missions of France and Burkina Faso at the United Nations, H.E Mr. Cassam Uteem reminded participants that the international community needs to listen and to understand people living in extreme poverty, as they are the ones who already struggle to eradicate it and the... Find out more

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CONSULTATION: proposal of themes for October 17 2018

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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...