Category: Ireland

This is the poster who will promote the 2014 UN Day in France. Motto of the day:  The fight against prejudice is a fight against poverty! In many industrialised countries, common myths exist about people dependent on social welfare payments. In July 2013, the Irish Vincentian Partnership for Social Justice wrote in JustNow: “Myths can be dangerous. Myths misrepresent the… Read more →

Italian EU Presidency organises international Social Charter conference on 17 and 18 October 2014   An international conference, organised by the Italian government, will attempt to reconnect ‘Europe’ and its citizens by focussing attention on social rights and responsibilities. The Italian Presidency of the European Union has provided an opportunity for the country’s government, the Council of Europe and the… Read more →

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 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 →

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 →

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 →

. 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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →