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International Day for the Eradication of poverty features, objective, history, facts
International Day for the Eradication of poverty was observed 17 October Globally
International Day for the Eradication of poverty was observed 17 October with the theme ‘Answering the Call of October 17 to end poverty: A path toward peaceful and inclusive’.
The Cell to Action of 17 October has launched thirty years ago and it is recognized in the text on the Commemorative Stone at the Trocadero Human Rights Plaza in Paris.
Wherever men and women are condemned to live in extreme poverty, human right is violated, said the Founder of Cell to Action Father Joseph Wresinski.
Father Joseph Wresinski also said that to come together to ensure that these right be respected is our solemn duty’.
International Movement ATD (All Together for Dignity) Fourth World founded by a priest, Fr. Joseph Wresinski in 1997.
The International Movement ATD Fourth World is a nonprofit organization.
International Movement ATD aims at the eradication of poverty through a human-rights based approach.
