In 2014, your steps will make a difference in Ireland and abroad! Women’s Flora Mini Marathon – Dublin 2 June 2014 at 2 pm – 10 km Please let us know if you are ready to wear the T-Shirt inviting to become friends of the UN Day for Eradication of Poverty! Contact us! Read more →
To our Irish Friends of October 17
To our Irish Friends of October 17 I’ll listen well when you tell through song and poetry by Paul St John and William Yeats about Irish History You lament how Dublin’s changed you remember what used to be you cherish the past and what remains of Auld Dublin City But cities are simply stone and clay It’s true today as… Read more →
Leave No One Behind: Think, Decide, and Act Together Against Extreme Poverty
The International Committee for October 17 welcomes and appreciates the theme chosen by the United Nations, in consultation with activists, civil society and non-governmental organizations, for the 2014 commemoration of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. Read full paper Read more →
Day 4 – UN Guiding Principles on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights to Leave No One Behind – 16th May
The work of the International Committee for October 17 ended in Newry at the All Island conference on Poverty and Human Rights On the last day of the meeting of the International Committee for the Day for Eradication of Poverty, Diana Skelton, Committee member from USA, presented the United Nations Guiding Principles on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights. Responding to… Read more →
Day 3 – Listening to the Voices of People Made Poor – 14th May
. One hundred people came together in the Sheriff Hall on May 14th to discuss together why some people are being left behind and what can we do about it. . Families at the edge worry, as they are unable to pay their bills and may soon be homeless. In groups of ten, people sat around tables, each with a… Read more →
Day 2 – International Committee meets Minister Joan Burton – 13th May
The agenda of work of the International Committee for October 17 was busy. Guests from UK and Ireland contributed by presenting the orbservance in Dublin, London and Glasgow. Here are a few words about Glasgow! A Commemorative Stone, carved in granite and similar to the one in Paris, was unveiled in George Square on the 17 October 1999. In George… Read more →
Day 1 – International meeting starts in Dublin – 12th May
The International Committee for October 17 meets in Dublin from the 12th to 16th May 2014. This is the Committee’s fifth meeting to promote and support the observance of the World Day for Overcoming Extreme Poverty, observed on October 17th each year, recognized as the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty by the United Nations. Day 1 – 12th… Read more →
International Committee for UN Day for Eradication of Poverty starts today in Dublin
The International Committee for October 17 will meet in Dublin from the 12th to 14th May 2014. This will be the Committee’s fifth meeting to promote and support the observance of the World Day for Overcoming Extreme Poverty, observed on October 17th each year, recognized as the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty by the United Nations. Donald Lee,… Read more →
International Gathering on Extreme Poverty to be Held in Dublin
The International Committee for October 17 and Irish Community Groups Gather in Dublin to Promote International Day for the Eradication of Poverty Venue: Sheriff Youth Club, 1 Commons Street, North Wall, Dublin 1 Date: Wednesday, 14th May 2014. Time: 10.30am In 1992, the United Nations recognised the 17 October as the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. Since then,… Read more →
International Committee for October 17 will meet in Dublin!
In 2008, an International Committee for October 17 was established to promote the awareness and commemoration of the UN Day around the world. From 12th to 14th May 2014, this International Committee will gather in Dublin for its biennial working meeting. The Committee chose to meet in the Irish capital city because in ways Ireland has exhibited a… Read more →