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...

Let’s choose a theme for October 17!

The International Committee October 17 launches the consultation process on the theme of October 17 for the next two years, 2024 and 2025. The World Day for Overcoming Extreme Poverty has been commemorated since 1987 by the ATD Fourth World Movement. Since 1992,...

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...

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...