Commemorated since 1987 as the World Day for Overcoming Extreme Poverty and recognised by the United Nations in 1992, the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty promotes dialogue and understanding between people living in poverty, their communities and society at large. In his historic Call to Action, Father Joseph Wresinski,...
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As the new President of the International Committee for October 17th, I would like to thank you all for joining this commemoration. On this day, we gather at the commemorative stone like this one, here at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, to bear witness to the poorest in our society. Replicas of this 'symbol of humanity' exist in many...
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Declaration of the International Committee for October 17
at its Eighth Biennial Session in 2020
We, the Members of the International Committee for October 17, having met on 6 July 2020 Recall our Rome Declaration at the seventh biennial meeting in 2018 in which we called upon all world leaders to ensure they translate their...
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INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR OCTOBER 17
Message for the World Day for Overcoming Extreme Poverty &
the United Nations International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
17th October 2019
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the historic Convention on the Rights of the Child and we are reminded of the importance of defending...
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The National 17 October Committee is pleased to announce the installation of a new information plaque at the Human Rights and Poverty Stone, Customs House Quay, Dublin to mark the International United Nations Day for the Eradication of Poverty every 17 October.
The Committee wishes to acknowledge the support of the Department of Rural and...
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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...
