Author: Irish End Poverty Day Committee

The SAOL sisters’ “Poverty ‘Washing’ Line” first public exhibition on UN Day 2014

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Addressing the issue: 756,591 people are living in poverty in Ireland, according to figures released by the CSO in August 2014. Skirting the issues: 220,411 children (18.8%) still live in a poverty; 7.7% of people are living in consistent poverty; that’s up 83% on the 2008 figures. The shirt off my back: the poorest 10% households in Ireland pay out… Read more →

UN Secretary-General’s message on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

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On this day we recommit to think, decide and act together against extreme poverty — and plan for a world where no-one is left behind. We have reached the Millennium Development Goal target of halving the proportion of people living in poverty ahead of time. At least 700 million people were lifted out of extreme poverty between 1990 and 2010.… Read more →

Message from the International Committee for the UN Day 2014

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Leave No One Behind: Think, Decide and Act Together Against Extreme Poverty People living in poverty know from experience that it is only when we work together that we are able to transform our lives and communities in order to build a more sustainable and equitable world for everyone. Without genuine social inclusion, nothing will change… Read full message here! Read more →

Ireland is on the way to mark the #EndPoverty Day!

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  New! Full programme of events to download here! Athlone – Carrick-on-Shannon – Drogheda – Dublin – Granard, co. Longford – Galway Letterkenny – Limerick – Portlaoise –  Tubbercurry, co. Sligo – Tullamore, co. Offaly The Participation and Practice of Rights project in Belfast and the Kerry One World Centre in Tralee will promote the day on the Social Networks… Read more →

Learning From People Who Think Night and Day About Poverty – message of ATD International for the UN Day

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For centuries, people around the world have built memorials to both suffering and heroism. We hold ceremonies to honor those who have endured injustice or died fighting it. Through such memorials and ceremonies, we remind ourselves of war, slavery, oppression, and genocide with the hope: “never again.” . But when do we recall the suffering and injustice that extreme poverty… Read more →