Author: Irish End Poverty Day Committee

The international theme for the 17 October 2016, the 30th UN International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, chosen by the United Nations with the International Committee for October 17 is: Moving from humiliation and exclusion to participation: Ending poverty in all its forms Read more →

Here you can download the leaflet handed out at the inauguration!     Read more →

  Download the invitation here! Facebook event page! Read more →

  EAPN Ireland proposals for 2016-2021   The #Heart4Justice #ValentinesDay Call by ATD Ireland   Four tests for the next Governement by the Community Platform   Society of St. Vincent de Paul’s Priorities for a Fairer Ireland   The ESC Rights Initiative Campaign   Dochas Submission to 2016 General Election Manifestos of Irish Political Parties   16 asks for 2016… Read more →

20th February, World Day of Social Justice is a day recognizing the need to promote efforts to tackle issues such as poverty, exclusion and unemployment. Many organizations, including the UN and the International Labour Office, make statements on the importance of social justice for people. Many organizations also present plans for greater social justice by tackling poverty, social and economic… Read more →

On 20th December 2015, International Human Solidarity Day, the Irish 17 October Committee launched its 2016 #EndPoverty Calendar. In 2015, a number of high level summits formulated new approaches and new goals to #EndPoverty, protect the planet and limit the #ClimateChange. These events provided all of us with an opportunity to reshape our priorities, and to re-think our place in… Read more →

Download the booklet including all the testimonies presented at the 2015 national gathering to mak the UN Day for the Eradication of Poverty!   Read more →

  Here are a few slides presenting the result of this exploration! Full booklet can be downloaded here!   Read more →

Most events marking UN #EndPoverty Day in Ireland are now presented in the pictures’ Gallery 2015! For events abroad like and visit our new Facebook page! Read more →

The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty was commemorated at the United Nations on 16 October 2015. Bringing together representatives from civil society and activists whose work engages on the experiences and efforts of people living in poverty and aims to bring an end to poverty, the day was commemorated under the theme “Building a sustainable future: coming together… Read more →