Author: Irish End Poverty Day Committee

Inspired by the 30th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in 2019, the International 17 October Committee, in consultation with its UN partners and ATD Fourth World teams around the world, has issued a Concept Note on the theme for the global commemorations of the International United Nations Day for the Eradication of Poverty… Read more →

The National 17 October Committee is pleased to announce the installation of a new information plaque at the Human Rights and Poverty Stone, Customs House Quay, Dublin to mark the International United Nations Day for the Eradication of Poverty every 17 October. The Committee wishes to acknowledge the support of the Department of Rural and Community Development, the Dublin City… Read more →

As part of the 30th anniversary of the International Convention on the Rights of the Child, the theme chosen by the UN to celebrate 17 October 2019 is: “ACTING TOGETHER to empower children, their families and communities to end poverty.” You can download the international poster here under in.pdfhigh resolution 2.8Molow resolution 1.9Mo poster_oct17_2019_hr.pdf poster_oct17_2019_lr.pdf Read more →

ATD UK and many of its partner organisations in Scotland is delighted to announce that this week the new #HumanRights and #Poverty Stone including the #EndPoverty call to action and an explanatory plaque have been laid in George Square, Glasgow, at the base of the Sir Walter Scott Monument. With their Scottish friends, ATD UK too would like to thank Glasgow City Council for permission for the… Read more →

The annual funding initiative of the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection to mark the UN International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on 17 October 2019 is now open. For information and an application form, please visit:http://www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/UN_Event.aspx … Read more →

The Irish 17 October Committee has begun meeting to plan for the Dublin commemoration of the UN International End Poverty Day on Thursday, 17 October next at the Human Rights and Poverty Stone, Customs House Quay. In this year of the 30th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, as well as the No Child 2020… Read more →

Download here the leaflet presenting the texts of all speeches from the 17 October 2018 at the End Poverty Stone in Dublin! And watch the full video coverage of the event now! Read more →

“If You Want Peace & Development, Work for Social Justice” is the 2019 theme of the UN World Day of Social Justice! On 26 November 2007, the United Nations’ declared that, starting from the sixty-third session of the General Assembly, 20 February will be celebrated annually as the World Day of Social Justice. The UN General Assembly recognizes that social… Read more →

The 2019 End Poverty Day will take place in a few months, and you may already be preparing for it. As it did it in 2018, a small group composed of members of the International Committee for 17 October met a few weeks ago to submit two proposals for next End Poverty Day theme. They took into account the fact… Read more →

No Child 2020 is a initiative by The Irish Times, launched on the days when Ireland marked the 100th anniversary of the the text of the Democratic Programme. No Child 2020 will provide a sustained focus on child welfare and children’s issues over the coming year. Inspired by the Democratic Programme issued by the first Dáil a century ago, we… Read more →