Ireland marked UN Day for the Eradication of Poverty 2016! Visit the photo gallery!

With the support the UN Day awareness fund managed by the DSP Social Inclusion Division, many community groups and NGOs organised events to mark the 30th global gatherings on a 17 October. Discover some of the best pictures from these events in our Gallery 2016! For more details about the National Programme featuring over 30 events, you can donwload the… Read more →

Listen to the Irish President’s Address on End Poverty Day!

At the national End Poverty Day event organised by the Irish 17 October Committee in Dublin, President Michael D. Higgins spoke of the reasons why the day is being marked across the world, and of the importance of going beyond strategies that merely alleviate poverty, by resolving to eradicate poverty at its root causes.Listen to his powerful address here! Full… Read more →

We don’t see Poverty, we see Possibility! The World Bank invites you to say “It’s Possible”!

October 17 is the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. This year’s theme is Moving from humiliation and exclusion to participation: Ending poverty in all its forms. This is not only the United Nations’ Global Goal #1, but it’s also one of the World Bank’s two main goals. Working to end poverty can be an everyday practice. And we… Read more →

Over 30 events all around the Country! Ireland Marks End Poverty Day!

With the support the UN Day awareness fund managed by the DSP Social Inclusion Division, many community groups and NGOs are now preparing events to mark the 30th global gatherings on a 17 October. Donwload the National Programme featuring over 30 events here. To keep in touch and get updates about the day and the events in Ireland and worldwide,… Read more →