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Overcoming Extreme Poverty

International Committee for October 17

Where Extreme Poverty Endures, Hope Is Taking Shape

Press Release: Villarceaux Declaration

Concept Note for October 17, 2026

The Concept Note from the International Committee for October 17 is ready! It is the result of a consultation conducted in February with the network of individuals, groups, associations, and organizations that make up the Forum Against Poverty.

International Poster for October 17, 2026

A consultation was launched in February, inviting people who face poverty and exclusion every day, as well as those standing in solidarity with them. As a result of this consultation, a main theme and sub-theme have been chosen for 2026.

Summary of the 2026 Consultation

Every year, October 17 marks an international mobilisation to give a voice to those who struggle every day against poverty. The theme chosen for this day does not result from a decision made by a small group: it emerges from the words of hundreds of people, including people experiencing poverty, from all around the world.

Welcome to the Ending Poverty website, created and maintained by the Forum for the Eradication of Poverty, an international network of individuals and communities working alongside the world’s poorest people. Through their courage and commitment, these individuals inspire the World Day for the Eradication of Poverty, celebrated annually on October 17 and officially recognized by the United Nations since 1992 as the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. The International October 17 Committee, established in 2008 to uphold the spirit of this Day, co-manages this website.

Discover the replicas of the slab, the Forum’s correspondents and the events organised on the occasion of the World Day for the Eradication of Extreme Poverty byon the map

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