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17/10/22 09:47 AM IST

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 2022

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  • International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is observed every year on October 17 globally.
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 2022
  • This year’s theme for International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is “Dignity For All in Practice”.
  • This day is marked by acknowledging the effort and daily struggle of people living in poverty, and creating an opportunity for them to make their needs and concerns reach the masses.
  • Poverty is a global problem that requires global attention for it to end.
Historical Background 
  • The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty can be traced back to 17 October 1987, to commemorate the victims of extreme poverty, violence and hunger.
  • More than a hundred thousand people gathered at the Trocadéro in Paris.
  • This was where the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was signed in 1948.
  • They declared poverty as a violation of human rights and stated the need to come together and remedy this situation.
  • A commemorative stone was unveiled, with these convictions.
  • On December 22, 1992, the United Nations General Assembly, through resolution 47/196 declared 17 October as the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.
Source- Hindustan Times 

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