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...
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“I Bear Witness to You”
Joseph Wresinski’s Address Text available in german, portuguese. Joseph Wresinski’s Address October 17, 1987 Human rights Plaza, Paris. You, the millions and millionsof children, women and fatherswho have died from misery and hungerand whose legacy we hold.It is not...
Commemorative Stone in honour of victims of extreme poverty
OCTOBER 17, 1987,ON THIS DAY, DEFENDERS OF HUMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTSFROM EVERY CONTINENT GATHERED HERE.THEY PAID HOMAGE TO THE VICTIMS OF HUNGER,IGNORANCE AND VIOLENCE. THEY AFFIRMEDTHEIR CONVICTION THAT HUMAN MISERY IS NOT INEVITABLE.THEY PLEDGED THEIR SOLIDARITY WITH...
International Charter for 17 October
Extracts of the Charter available in German With the growing recognition given to the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, there is a need and a responsibility to ensure that its message and deep meaning are respected and preserved, in accordance with the...
History of October 17
From 1987, the date of the first gathering, to the present day... On October 17, 1987, in reply to Father Joseph Wresinski’s appeal,100,000 defenders of human rights gathered together on the Trocadero Plaza in Paris to honour victims of hunger, violence, and...
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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...
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Dignity Voices
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. Listen to the...
A Cry for Peace
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...
Presentation of the International Committee October 17
Aye Aye Win, President of the International Committee for October 17, explains in this video what is the purpose of the committee and what is its main mission. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1D9Gi7Bon3E