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 →
Author: Irish End Poverty Day Committee
UN End Poverty Day for Children’s Rights
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 →
Texts and video: the End Poverty Day 2018 in Dublin
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
“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 →
Have your say about the theme of the 2019 End Poverty Day!
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 →
The No Child 2020 initiative to End Child Poverty in Ireland
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 →
Discover how the world marked End Poverty Day 2018
On 17 October 2018, many of you once again came together to mark the UN End Poverty Day and to make visible the efforts of all those committed to saying no to poverty throughout the year. In a letter to download, the International Forum on Overcoming Extreme Poverty presents the some of the feedback it received from around the world. Read more →
Human Solidarity Day is on 20 December! The 17 October Committee launches its 2019 End Poverty Calendar!
On 20th December 2018, International Human Solidarity Day, the Irish 17 October Committee will launch its 2019 #EndPoverty Calendar. This calendar has been prepared by the Irish Committee and refers to major #EndPoverty events of 2018 with a special focus on the events of the annual UN #EndPoverty Day observed throughout the country. This calendar is also the Committee’s chance… Read more →
Visit now the 2018 End Poverty Day Gallery
Visit now the 2018 Gallery with 17×10 pictures and videos of all Irish 17.10 End Poverty Day events! Enter here! Read more →
Watch the End Poverty Day Ceremony at the UN Headquarters in New York
Watch the End Poverty Day Ceremony at the UN Headquarters in New York on 17 Oct 2018 with opening remarks by Mr. António Guterres, UN Secretary-General. The theme of the day was “Coming together with those furthest behind to build an inclusive world of universal respect for human rights and dignity”. The main goal of the day is to acknowledge… Read more →