Overcoming Extreme Poverty

Special October 17, 2024

October 17 is the World Day for Overcoming Extreme Poverty. It has been commemorated since 1987, when, at the call of Joseph Wresinski, thousands of people from all walks of life gathered on the Trocadero square in Paris to affirm: “Wherever men and women are...

“I WAS BORN — I EXIST — ADD ME TO THE LIST!”

Your invitation to the international roundtable A guaranteed legal identity is a prerequisite for the most excluded people to access their rights and build peaceful and inclusive societies. ATD Fourth World, like many other organisations, is witness to the plight of...

Letter to Friends around the World 110

Ending Social and Institutional Maltreatment Sharing our experiences, our difficulties and our hopes for the future are at the heart of the purpose of the Forum on Overcoming Extreme Poverty and the public speaking events that will take place on the occasion of...

International poster for October 17, 2024

Our common theme for 2024 and 2025 is Ending social and institutional maltreatment. Through a consultation process, we continue to invite people who live in poverty and those who join forces with them to explore these topics. On 17 October, this will unite us and...

Concept note October 17, 2024

The concept note of the International Committee October 17 is ready. It is the result of a consultation carried out in February with the Forum on Overcoming Extreme Poverty network. This consultation enabled us to prepare the theme of the Day. The concept note is an...

Synthesis of the consultation 2024

As every year, at the beginning of February, a questionnaire is sent out by the Forum, on behalf of the International Committee October 17, concerning the choice of theme for the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. This February 2024 was the opportunity...

Let’s choose a theme for October 17!

The consultation process to choose the October 17 theme for the next two years has begun. Your opinion is important and we need your help!

Overcoming Extreme Poverty

Welcome to the website of the “Forum on Overcoming Extreme Poverty”, where we pay tribute to the people who are on the front line to overcome poverty. These people inspire actions for 17 October, recognised by the United Nations since 1992 as the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.

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