The International Committee for October 17th was launched on October 17th, 2008.
The goals of the International Committee for October 17th are:
To promote the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, which publicly unites all those who are striving together to end poverty and those who want to join them, whether at global, national or...
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Dear friends,
We are happy to send you this special 17 October edition of our Letter to Friends Around the World. Thirty years ago, 100,000 people gathered on the Trocadero Human Rights Plaza in Paris to answer Joseph Wresinski's Call to Action:
“On the 17 October 1987, defenders of human and civil rights from every continent gathered...
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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 2016
“The worst thing about living in extreme poverty is the contempt, that they treat you like you are worthless, that they look at you with disgust and fear and...
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ARMOEDE UITROEIEN - VAN VERNEDERING EN
UITSLUITING NAAR PARTNERSCHAP
17 OKTOBER 2016
Coming together to overcome poverty –
Samenkomen om armoede te overwinnen
Dat gebeurt op honderden plaatsen over heel de wereld. Zie:
www.overcomingpoverty.org Voor België is er ook www.17oktober.be en op de volgende bladzijden vind je een selectie...
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Dear Friends,
In 2017, we will be celebrating the 30th anniversary of Joseph Wresinski's call to action and we've already started preparing for an extraordinary campaign which we would like to invite you to join in. Since the 17 October was recognised as the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, by the United Nations in 1992,...
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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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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...
