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The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

October 17, 2010

Objective:
Wherever men and women are condemned to live in extreme poverty, human rights are violated. To come together to ensure that these rights be respected is our sol

The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is celebrated every year on October 17 throughout the world. It was officially recognised by the United Nations in 1992, but the first commemoration of the event took place in Paris, France, in 1987 when 100,000 people gathered on the Human Rights and Liberties Plaza at the Trocadéro to honour victims of poverty, hunger, violence and fear.

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markwaterfield

10/17/09 Initiative

by: markwaterfield

This is post a comment is a magnificent initative. I have read so much and learnt a lot.

The bad news is that there is so much to do. The economic downturn has put more people into poverty because of our own incompetence. Uggh

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ausetkmt

10/10/09 Button for the cause

by: ausetkmt

We've created a button for the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. not sure where to upload it, to share it with those who are participating. it would help to heighten awareness.

please see the button in action on my blog in my post about this blog event.

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kogarasumaro143

10/03/09 Poverty here in Philippines

by: kogarasumaro143

Me myself, sees that Philippines still faces poverty especially today wherein we were visited by a strong storm "ONDOY" and cost too mush lives, destroyed properties and many of the people now needs attention and help from everyone.

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OklanP

10/01/09 Poverty has come after the explosion..

by: OklanP

Poverty has come after the explosion of population.And its a sad news that recession has triggered by poverty experiences by many. No other solution than to make money and look for ways to alleviate the economy.If you need to find some other means of financing, you might look into installment loans for bad credit. Installment loans for bad credit are installment loans for people with a low credit score that might not be able to secure the financing otherwise, say through a bank or using credit

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kogarasumaro143

9/30/09 Re: BADGE?

by: kogarasumaro143

yah... a badge is great!

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