International
Day for the Eradication of Poverty
Theme: Successful efforts to reduce
poverty around the world
17th October 2004
The
un General Assembly declared 17 October as the International
Day for the Eradication of Poverty, to be observed beginning
in 1993. It noted that activities undertaken with respect
to the Day will take into account those undertaken each
17 October by certain non-governmental organizations and
invited all States to devote the Day to presenting and
promoting, as appropriate in the national context, concrete
activities on the eradication of poverty and destitution.
The General Assembly also invited intergovernmental and
non-governmental organizations to assist States, at their
request, in organizing national activities for the observance
of International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, paying
due attention to the specific problems of the destitute.
General
Assembly resolution
- Proclamation
(A/RES/50/107)
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Theme and objectives (A/RES/51/178)
-
Framework
for Actions (A/51/443)
-
Implementation
of the Decade (A/RES/52/193)
-
The International Year and further
action (A/52/573)
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47/196
International
Year of Microcredit, 2005
Implementation
of the first United Nations Decade for the Eradication
of Poverty (1997-2006) and preparations for the International
Year of Microcredit, 2005.
-
Report
of the Secretary-General
-
Offecial
Web: Year
of Microcredit
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