Each year on October 17, the World Day for Overcoming Poverty, citizens across the world and across socio-economic backgrounds gather, (…) Read more →
However, the 164 million people in poverty in the region, according to the United
At the Centre for Family Support in Noisy-le-Grand (France), ATD Fourth World provides housing for families who have been homeless. (…) Read more →
Some facts and figures: 3.8 million: The number of people poorly housed in France
This article, written, by Claire Hédon, president of ATD Fourth World-France, was published as an op-ed piece by La Croix (…) Read more →
Some 230 million children under the age of five have not had their births officially
Excerpt from Artisans of Peace Overcoming Poverty — Volume 2: Defending Human Rights For Lebanon, a country with fewer than (…) Read more →
— Volume 2: Defending Human Rights For Lebanon, a country with fewer than five million
Burkina Faso, known as “the land of upstanding people,” is often described with unfavorable statistics that do not highlight its (…) Read more →
Out of a population of more than 16 million people in Burkina, about 80% work in
This article is imported from our 2017 Stop Poverty Campaign web site. The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) represents over (…) Read more →
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) represents over 180 million workers
ATD Fourth World has drawn up 15 proposals for a Europe that leaves no one behind. The proposals address all (…) Read more →
In 2017, poverty and social exclusion affected 113 million people across the EU.
The Archives of ATD Fourth World have been added to Memory of the World Register.
This includes more than 6 million photos, thousands of hours of audio recordings
By Diana Skelton The United Nations is planning a World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) — scheduled for May 2016 in Istanbul (…) Read more →
Today, almost 60 million people somewhere in the world need humanitarian support.
In the fall, many kids are sad about returning to school after a summer of free time, family vacations, camps, (…) Read more →
The children here face a million challenges and have every reason to give up.
