President of the International Committee for October 17
Message from the President of the International Committee for October 17 – 2022
Aye Aye Win On October 17th, we will commemorate the 35th anniversary of the World Day for Overcoming Extreme Poverty and 30th anniversary of the United Nations International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. In these three decades, we have made significant...
Synthesis of the consultation 2023
Background of the consultation "Dignity for All in Practice" is the overall theme chosen for a two-year cycle, (2022 - 2023) for the United Nations International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (IDEP). In 2022, the emphasis was placed on the importance of social...
Concept note 2023, October 17
The concept note of the International Committee October 17 is ready. It is the result of a consultation carried out at the beginning of the year with the Forum on Overcoming Extreme Poverty network. This consultation enabled us to prepare the theme of the Day. The...
International poster October 17, 2023
Our common theme for 2022 and 2023 is dignity in practice. This year, the International Committee for October 17 is emphasising decent work and access to social protection, both mainstays for the common good that enable everyone to live in dignity. Through a...
Theme of 17 October 2023
Decent Work and Social Protection: Putting Dignity in Practice for All is the 2023 theme for the World Day for Overcoming Extreme Poverty. Very soon we will publish the international poster. The events map and toolkit will be updated to start publishing events and...
Everyone carries a message for the world
We all have something to pass on
Caroline and Annie, two young women – one a mother of three children and one a mother of four - were on their way home after buying “le pain couchée” or the “gone-to-bed bread”, as they say in the Ivory Coast. This day-old bread is sold at a low price in the...
Thydêwá, Hope of the Earth
I was born in Argentina but moved to Brazil when I was twenty-five. I was attracted to the wisdom and spirituality of the most wounded peoples. However, my life changed when Brazil and Portugal celebrated the 500th anniversary of the “discovery of the Americas”. Three...
Jeevan Verma, a rose among the thorns
My name is Jeevan Lal Verma. I was born in the village of Sunargaon, situated in the Kanda district in the foothills of the Himalayas (North India). My family, inhabitants of this region for generations, were jewellery makers. Our village, Sunargaon, derives from the...
I want to play a role in this Fourth World
My name is Susanne Privitera. I live in Switzerland, and I am a member of the Forum on Overcoming Extreme Poverty. I’m part of this network because of an “instinctive” feeling within me since I was a child. In Switzerland, we face long-term social injustice. For...
Joseph Wresinski – the inspiration behind October 17th
The inspiration behind October 17th He grew up in a family which suffered from chronic poverty and social exclusion. Joseph Wresinski was born to immigrant parents in a poor neighbourhood of Angers, France. He grew up in a family which suffered from chronic poverty...