The United Nations Secretary-General receives the results of the Call To Action campaign in New York.
"Today we are here with you, not only to speak about the poverty we experience or to evoke only the hardship we live. We are here to share with you the importance that this day has for us, a day where our voices are heard, a day to open our hearts and our minds to the suffering, struggles and courage of the poorest families. We are here to pledge our solidarity to all people who, (...)
People in extreme poverty and all those who join them to tackle extreme poverty and exclusion are the first partners of this international day.
International organisations supporting celebrations for the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty include:
The United Nations, for further information please consult the Department of Economic and Social Affairs
International Movement ATD Fourth World
Global Call to Action Against Poverty
Amnesty International
Organisation (...)
World calendar of events
17 October 2007
"Action For Social Rights in collaboration with the Human Rights Committee and the United Nations Integrated Office in Sierra Leone organized a live radio panel discussion to commemorate the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, on the theme: Ending Extreme Poverty, a Road to Peace."continue
Messages - Testimonies
Joycemacmillan glasgow
Poverty comes in all shapes and forms and there are people who live in it dont no how they can move on from it or manage to get out of it and that is why we all have to have the one (...)continue
On the 20th anniversary of the World Day to Overcome Extreme Poverty—initiated by the International Movement ATD Fourth World—Eugen Brand, Director General, launched a challenge to everyone, "To come together to ensure that these rights be respected is our solemn duty."
October 17, 2007 – International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
Message from Eugen Brand, Director General, International Movement ATD Fourth World
On October 17, 1987, here in the (...)continue
Karunakaran - Petaling Jaya - Malaysia Petaling Jaya,Malaysia
Look at India’s poor, it’s a testimony of failed Democracy.
Look at China’s poor, it’s atestimony of failed Communism.
Look at Indonesia’s poor, it is a (...)continue
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