Poverty Eradication Day: Upholding Dignity for All

The International Family Foundation (IFF) recognizes 2023 as the midpoint since the United Nations adopted the 2030 Agenda for people, planet, and prosperity. This set of 17 interrelated goals will be up for review at the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Summit in September, focusing on the theme of investing in people.

The theme for the UN International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 2023 is “Dignity for All in Practice.” This observance, held annually on October 17th, seeks to raise awareness and draw attention to the importance of living a dignified life.

The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is celebrated worldwide, emphasizing the critical need to address poverty and its devastating consequences.

The first commemoration, titled “World Day to Overcome Poverty,” occurred in 1987 in Paris, France. On that day, 100,000 people gathered at the Human Rights and Liberties Plaza at the Trocadéro to pay tribute to the victims of poverty, hunger, violence, and fear.

Joining hands, let’s work towards ensuring human dignity, fostering a better family and society, and ultimately eradicating poverty from our world.