Addressing the issue: 756,591 people are living in poverty in Ireland, according to figures released by the CSO in August 2014. Skirting the issues: 220,411 children (18.8%) still live in a poverty; 7.7% of people are living in consistent poverty; that’s up 83% on the 2008 figures. The shirt off my back: the poorest 10% households in Ireland pay out… Read more →
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UN Secretary-General’s message on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
On this day we recommit to think, decide and act together against extreme poverty — and plan for a world where no-one is left behind. We have reached the Millennium Development Goal target of halving the proportion of people living in poverty ahead of time. At least 700 million people were lifted out of extreme poverty between 1990 and 2010.… Read more →
Message from the International Committee for the UN Day 2014
Leave No One Behind: Think, Decide and Act Together Against Extreme Poverty People living in poverty know from experience that it is only when we work together that we are able to transform our lives and communities in order to build a more sustainable and equitable world for everyone. Without genuine social inclusion, nothing will change… Read full message here! Read more →
Friday 17 October at 11am! Join the public gathering in Dublin!
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Ireland is on the way to mark the #EndPoverty Day!
New! Full programme of events to download here! Athlone – Carrick-on-Shannon – Drogheda – Dublin – Granard, co. Longford – Galway Letterkenny – Limerick – Portlaoise – Tubbercurry, co. Sligo – Tullamore, co. Offaly The Participation and Practice of Rights project in Belfast and the Kerry One World Centre in Tralee will promote the day on the Social Networks… Read more →
Support message from the President Michael D. Higgins
Learning From People Who Think Night and Day About Poverty – message of ATD International for the UN Day
For centuries, people around the world have built memorials to both suffering and heroism. We hold ceremonies to honor those who have endured injustice or died fighting it. Through such memorials and ceremonies, we remind ourselves of war, slavery, oppression, and genocide with the hope: “never again.” . But when do we recall the suffering and injustice that extreme poverty… Read more →
Dublin marks UN Day for the Eradication of Poverty!
Age Action – Budget 2015 – Irish Local Development Network Roma Rights Forum – SAOL Project – Maynooth Social Justice Tallaght Travellers Youth Service – Y Factor UN Day Commemoration at the Human Rights and Poverty Stone and 16 October is World Food Day: the Gorta-Self Help Africa annual conference will address rural poverty issues! Read more →
17 October 2014 on UN websites: Good to visit!
UN Secretary-General’s Message for 2014 Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Website United Nation’s main Website UNDP Twitter challenge: Read more →
The Social Justice Week at the Maynooth University: a Call to Action!
The Social Justice Week at the Maynooth University , now in its fourth year, runs from Monday 13th to Sunday 19th October. A range of informative and creative activities are planned for the week which coincides with internationally significant dates – International Day of Rural Women (15 October), World Food Day (16 October) and International Day for the Eradication of… Read more →