markwaterfield

Initiative

10/17/09

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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  • The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

    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.