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The World Day to Overcome Extreme Poverty i scelebrated on October 17th. The day, officially recognised by the United Nations in 1992, was born from the initiative of thousands of people who gathered at the Human Rights Plaza in Paris, France in 1987.

Reference Documents

Charter for the World Day
United Nations' resolution proclaiming the World Day to Overcome Extreme Poverty, December 22nd, 1992.
Text of the Commemorative Stone on the Human Rights Plaza, Trocadero, Paris, France.
"I bear witness to you...", Father Joseph Wresinski's address for Oct. 17th, 1987.

More information on October 17th and the First United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty is available from: The United Nations and The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) .

You can also send your questions to the October 17 Committee

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