The International Day For Eradication Of POVERTY is commemorated On 17 October to recognize the efforts and struggles faced by people who live in poverty.
Highlights:
The first commemoration of “International day for Eradication of Poverty” took place in Paris, France, in the year 1987.
Poverty was declared a violation of Human Rights on 17 October 1987 by people assembled at the Trocadero in Paris to honour the victims of extreme poverty, hunger and violence.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was approved in 1948, and on 22 December 1992, the UN General Assembly adopted 17 October as “International Day for the Eradication of Poverty”.