World Poverty Day
Guide Note:World Poverty Day is observed every October 17th, in order to promote awareness of the need to eradicate poverty and destitution around the world. Roughly 20% of the world lives in extreme poverty, surviving on less than $1 a day. Advocates of World Poverty Day, have teamed with world leaders in a mission to cut this number in half by 2015.
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World Poverty Day News
- Google News: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
- TodaysZaman.com: Childhood povert still a reality on Eradication of Poverty Day (October 17, 2007)
- IRNA: Demonstrate your political will to end scourge of poverty, Ban (October 16, 2007)
- IPS News: The Missing Piece of the Poverty Puzzle (October 16, 2007)
- ATD Fourth World: 20th anniversary of the World Day to Overcome Extreme Poverty (October 16, 2007)
World Poverty Day Background
- Wikipedia: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
- UN.org: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
- oct17.org: October 17, World Day to Overcome Extreme Poverty
- ATD Fourth World: Video presentation of the October 17th 2007 campaign
World Poverty Day Blogs and Commentaries
- F-email Fightback: Eradicate poverty by 2015
- FORpeace: A Day of Jubilee
- Dynamic Nonviolence: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
- Reflections through Cyberspace: One day seminar on the Millenium Development Goals
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