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Discover past events on October 17th, 2007
With this interactive map you can discover events that took place on October 17 2007 around the campaign “Ending Extreme Poverty, A Road to Peace ”, as well as other events around the world. You can click on links to events, photos and testimonies. A global movement refusing extreme poverty exists!
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A delegation will meet the United Nations General-Secretary

Mr. Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General, will meet a delegation from the International Movement ATD Fourth World on Wednesday October 17th, 2007 in New York. The results from the Campaign “’Ending Extreme Poverty, a Road to Peace” and more specifically the Call to Action will be presented to him.

Mr. Ban Ki-moon published a message for October 17 , International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. Below are some extracts of it.

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Flash Info n°5 - 27th of june
Call to action : mobilisation all over Europe to get news signatures, the 17th of october preparation (France, Germany, Poland, Belgium...) etc.
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Flash Info n°4 - 21st of june
News from concrete mobilisation all over Europe, preparation of the 17th of october events...
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Flash Info n°3 - 19th of june
News from Ivory Coast, the Call to action, Tapori and the European Solidarity Caravans
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Flash Info n°1 - 5th of june
The European Solidarity Caravans, Tapori children, Belgium, Call to action are the main items of this first audio flash
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Flash Info n°2 - 7th of june
News about the campaign: Call to action, citizen initiatives from all around the world, news from Ivory Coast, Ireland, Poland and the the European Solidarity Caravans. A flash from the 17th of october, World Day to Overcome Extreme Poverty website.
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Flash Info n°2 - 7th of june
News about the campaign: Call to action, citizen initiatives from all around the world, news from Ivory Coast, Ireland, Poland and the the European Solidarity Caravans. A flash from the 17th of october, World Day to Overcome Extreme Poverty website.
Flash Info n°1 - 5th of june
The European Solidarity Caravans, Tapori children, Belgium, Call to action are the main items of this first audio flash
Flash Info n°3 - 19th of june
News from Ivory Coast, the Call to action, Tapori and the European Solidarity Caravans
Flash Info n°4 - 21st of june
News from concrete mobilisation all over Europe, preparation of the 17th of october events...
Flash Info n°5 - 27th of june
Call to action : mobilisation all over Europe to get news signatures, the 17th of october preparation (France, Germany, Poland, Belgium...) etc.
A delegation will meet the United Nations General-Secretary

Mr. Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General, will meet a delegation from the International Movement ATD Fourth World on Wednesday October 17th, 2007 in New York. The results from the Campaign “’Ending Extreme Poverty, a Road to Peace” and more specifically the Call to Action will be presented to him.

Mr. Ban Ki-moon published a message for October 17 , International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. Below are some extracts of it.


Discover past events on October 17th, 2007
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Busani Sibindi Zimbabwe , Bulawayo
If we focus on MDG NO 1 AND put maximum effort on it we can then be able to solve NO 2. Poverty is an interconnected source of other problems and needs to be dealt with severely. The world can (...)
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Tanzanie
In a women’s group of Tandale, we discussed about the question of money at school. Primary school is in theory free, but in fact we have to pay a lot of things. A teacher recently told some (...)
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Tanzanie
Tandale - group 1 In our women’s group at Tandale, we discovered that we were many parents faced with the problem of not having the birth certificate for one or more of our children. One (...)
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