People in poverty want work and responsibility. Only then can they live in dignity. This is the true meaning of human rights.
basis, rich and poor from the same country, and rich and poor people among all nations
Message from Aye Aye Win, President of the International Committee for October 17 for the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.
17 Dignity in Practice for All On October 17, we will commemorate the United Nations
Change: An Issue That People in Poverty Care About In preparation for the United Nations
High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) is where the United Nations
Discover the inspiring life of Mary Rabagliati, a pioneering ATD Volunteer Corps member and close associate of Joseph Wresinski.
She pioneered many of ATD’s initiatives at the United Nations and in Africa.
In 1981, the Extreme Poverty and Exclusion in Africa seminar brought together 60 participants. They represented many countries, including 14 from Africa.
World Bank, International Labour Organization, World Health Organization, United Nations
Like apartheid and slavery, poverty is not inevitable. We can put an end to it if we come together to (…) Read more →
World Day for Overcoming Poverty in 1987, and was later recognized by the United Nations
Summary of ATD’s report on the Expert Dialogue “Dignified Work for all” and includes ATD’s contributions to CSocD61.
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Elie Wiesel was a friend to ATD Fourth World who denounced poverty, saying that it “exists in all regimes, either (…) Read more →
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Extreme poverty is violence. It humbles, locks in silence and destroys lives, but it is not inevitable.
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