The International Committee for October 17th was launched on October 17th, 2008.
The goals of the International Committee for October 17th are:
To promote the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, which publicly unites all those who are striving together to end poverty and those who want to join them, whether at global, national or...
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Proclaimed by the United Nations as International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
On October 17, 1987, one hundred thousand people from all backgrounds responded to a call from Joseph Wresinski to come together in Paris to celebrate the first World Day for Overcoming Extreme Poverty at the Plaza of Human Rights and Liberties, where the...
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International Committee for October 17: Appointment of Ms. Aye Aye Win as President of the International Committee
July 6, 2020, Pierrelaye, France—We are pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Aye Aye Win as the next President of the International Committee for October 17. The Committee was established in 2008 to promote and support...
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06 July 2020, Pierrelaye, France - We are pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Jean Toussaint to the International Committee for October 17. The Committee was established in 2008 to promote and support the observance of the World Day for Overcoming Extreme Poverty, observed on October 17th each year, which is recognized as the...
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06 July 2020, Pierrelaye, France - We are pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Bernard Monnet to the International Committee for October 17. The Committee was established in 2008 to promote and support the observance of the World Day for Overcoming Extreme Poverty, observed on October 17th each year, which is recognized as the International...
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May 2019 - The consultation is now finished.
We have received 74 contributions from 34 countries, which have enriched the two proposals below. The contributions were presented to the United Nations...
