To mark Human Rights Day on 10 December, ATD member Jean Stallings was the guest of honour at the opening of a special exhibit in London called Journey to Justice.
her to ATD Fourth World where she has spent years as an advocate at the United Nations
Recap of ATD Fourth World Europe’s webinar – Building an Inclusive Europe: Combating Socioeconomic Discrimination
community activists from ATD Fourth World Ireland), Olivier de Schutter (United Nations
After an ATD discovery weekend at the International Centre, ATD Bulgaria members return home with new perspective on fighting poverty.
Human rights and extreme poverty The group also learned about the United Nations
Welcome Babies is a early childhood education program in Haiti. It is for children 0-3 years old and their parents.
In Haiti, according to the United Nations, 44% of the population is food insecure
Children’s Visionary Ideas: When we listen, children surprise us. But their insight and ingenuity need grown up support to end child poverty.
year, Paula, Alma and Raquel represented their Tapori group to speak at the United Nations
“ATD is really helping people,” says Fourth World Activist Stacy White.
I spoke at the United Nations (U.N.) twice.
Overcoming Poverty in Luxembourg: ATD Fourth World Luxembourg recently celebrated their 40th year of working to overcome poverty.
In October 2021, the report was presented to the United Nations General Assembly.
People on welfare are often stereotyped as people who are ‘happy’ to be idle, living off of the work of others. As Philip Alston, the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, underlined in his statement at the end of his visit to the USA in December 2017, “I have been struck by the extent to which caricatured narratives about the purported innate differences between rich and poor have been sold to the electorate by some politicians and media, and have been allowed to define the debate. The rich are industrious, entrepreneurial, patriotic, and the drivers of economic success. The poor are wasters, losers, and scammers. As a result, money spent on welfare is money down the drain.”
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Researchers believe the experience of poverty provides unique knowledge essential to supporting people marginalized by disadvantage.
Since 2000, this is also true of the United Nations Development Agenda.
Around the world, refugees and other people without a fixed home share a common struggle for recognition and respect.
According to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 84%
