Download the National Programme!     At least 20 events in Ireland and abroad will involve Irish citizens in the observance of the United Nations’ International Day of the Eradication of Poverty in 2018! 2018 is a very special year as we celebrate the legacy of many social justice and anti-poverty activists such as Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King or… Read more →

Irish citizens will be involved in UN End Poverty Day events abroad. They are civil servants representing Ireland, elected representatives such as MEPs at the European Parliament or delegates at the Council of Europe, staff members of International bodies, artists such as Susan McKeown who will sing at the UN in New York or delegates of ATD Ireland who will… Read more →

Poster in PDF Version – Download it here!       Read more →

To mark the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, the Conference of INGOs of the Council of Europe is organising a working session on Article 31 of the European Social Charter which states that everyone has the right to housing. The working session which is organised by the INGOs transversal working group on “Poverty”, coordinated by the Vice-Chair of… Read more →

The End Poverty Day is an important moment for the world to engage on the progress made and actions needed to end poverty. The World Bank invites you to join leading voices on global poverty for a lively conversation that will highlight the issues raised by the World Bank’s Poverty and Shared Prosperity Report 2018: Piecing Together the Poverty Puzzle.… Read more →

  The Irish primary schools ‘Day of Action’ of the Global Citizenship School Network facilitated by volunteers from the Trade Union INTO is the UN End Poverty Day! In 2018, the pupil action is to partake in the “Writing our Wishes on Stone” event in classrooms. Discover how the chair of IINTO speaks about the campaign here: twitter.com/ Stones and… Read more →

Register for “Voices for Dignity” here! Download Voices for Dignity – the book – hard copies will be available at the Sing Along Evening or can be ordered for €15 (covering print and postage for Ireland) via e-mail committee@17october.ie Watch Voices for Dignity – the video   “Voices for Dignity” is an event, a book and also a 12 minutes… Read more →

The “Make Poverty History Quotes” exhibition displays of over forty different banners secured along the railings bordering the River Liffey, on Custom House Quay. It is on display from Friday, October 5th, through to Wednesday, October 17th. The exhibition will be concluded following the Annual UN Day for the Eradication of Poverty Event. The banners are showing important quotes from… Read more →

The 2018 UN Day will take place at a very special time! The world marks: – the 150th anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi – the 150th anniversary of the birth of James Connolly – the 100th anniversary of the birth of Nelson Mandela – the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights –… Read more →

In July 2018, members of the Irish 17 October Committee had an opportunity to visit the UN Garden at the United Nations’ HQ in New York! During the visit we discovered that in the very same way as in Dublin, the 17 October End Poverty Stone at the UN was now a few meters away from the Famine Memorial. The… Read more →