International Day Against Poverty 2023: as we know poverty has many faces, it changes from place to place. For some, poverty is hunger, lack of shelter, illness or lack of money, etc. Basically, poverty is a state or condition where a person has no financial resources and is unable to meet basic needs.
People and families affected by poverty live without homes, clean water, healthy food and medical care. Therefore, the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty highlights the problems faced by poor people or families and works towards the global eradication of poverty in all its forms.
Everyone deserves to live a dignified life.
The #Globalgoals the goal is to help eradicate poverty so that all people, everywhere have the opportunity to prosper.
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October 16, 2023
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 2023. Facts and figures
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 2023: Theme
The theme of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 2023 is ‘Dignified work and social protection: Putting dignity into practice for all’. The UN organization states that the theme advocates universal access to decent work and social protection as a means of preserving human dignity for all people and emphasizes that decent work must empower people, ensure fair wages and safe working conditions, and fundamentally recognize the inherent value and humanity of all workers .
Source: United Nations
The theme of the International Organization for the Eradication of Poverty 2022 is ‘Dignity for all in practice’. The theme of the 2019 International Conference on Poverty Eradication was “Working together to empower children, their families and communities to end poverty”.
According to the UN, “This day represents an opportunity to acknowledge the efforts and struggles of people living in poverty, an opportunity to hear their concerns and a moment to recognize that poor people are the first to fight poverty”.
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International Day Against Poverty: History
The International Day against Poverty has been observed since October 17, 1987. On that day, more than one hundred thousand people gathered at the Trocadero in Paris. In 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was signed at the Trocadero in Paris in honor of the victims of extreme poverty, violence and hunger. It was decided that poverty is a violation of human rights and the need to come together to ensure respect for these rights was confirmed. Since then, people from all walks of life are coming forward and gathering here on October 17 to renew their commitment and show their solidarity with the poor.
On December 22, 1992, the General Assembly adopted resolution 47/196 and declared October 17 as the International Day for the Fight against Poverty. All countries and people are invited to promote this day and undertake various activities to eradicate poverty and destitution.
It is necessary to eradicate poverty everywhere in all its forms. According to the World Bank, poverty is an income of less than 1.90 dollars a day. Also, we cannot ignore the fact that poverty is more than a lack of money. The goal of the Sustainable Development Agenda until 2030 is poverty. One number one goal is to eradicate poverty in all its forms and everywhere.
In 2015, the UN adopted the 2020 Agenda for Sustainable Development, also known as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It is expanding its reach around the world to eradicate poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity.
Eight contributors to human suffering are defined in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) adopted by the UN in 2000. Those 8 contributors are:
– Poverty and hunger
– Inequality in education
– Gender inequality
– Child mortality
– Bad health of the mother
– Infectious diseases
– A changing environment
and Unsustainable development
The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is being celebrated at the UN headquarters in New York, and people can also join the global #EndPoverty campaign.
Source: www.un.org
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