AS BILLIONAIRES’ WEALTH SOARS, INEQUALITY REACHES ALARMING LEVELS – LARGE PARTS OF HUMANITY SUFFER HUNGER AND MISERY — THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR OCTOBER 17 SOUND THE ALARM. VILLARCEAUX, FRANCE – 6th June 2026 — In a world where a tiny handful of individuals own more wealth than the most deprived half of humanity combined, an … Read more
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.
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.
October 17 is a day of togetherness and hope. On this day, our global family of “we the peoples”, children and adults, the young and the elderly in all our beautiful diversity from every corner of our planet — from tiny villages to big cities, will gather together. On this day we remember and honour the millions of lives that have been lost because of extreme poverty and to pay tribute to the living — for the courage, determination and succeeding to stay alive despite everything working against people in poverty.
Every year, on 17 October, there is an international mobilisation to amplify the voices of those who fight daily against poverty. The theme chosen for this day does not come from a small committee, but from hundreds of individuals around the world, including people living in poverty.
As you already know, “Ending Social and Institutional Mistreatment” is our umbrella theme for both 2024 and 2025. 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 sub-theme has been chosen for 2025:
The Concept Note from the International Committee for October 17 is ready!
30 Podcasts to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the United Nations International Day for the Eradication of Poverty An amazing path that we can retrace with these podcasts, presented by the members of the International Committee for October 17.
Bernard Monnet, Fourth World activist and member of the International 17 October Committee speaks at the public day during the 2022 meeting of the International 17 October Committee at the EESC. The stone sentence is a project and the participation of very poor people is a peace process. Here is a 3 minute clip You … Read more
Aye Aye Win, President of the International 17 October Committee, explains in this video what the Committee is all about and what its main mission is.
