International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

   Too often, people living in poverty are blamed, stigmatised, and pushed into the shadows. Yet poverty is not a personal failure; it is a systemic failure – a denial of dignity and human rights. This year’s International Day for the Eradication of Poverty calls on us all to stop the social and institutional maltreatment of people living in poverty – and to honour the promise of the Sustainable Development Goals to eradicate poverty in all its forms, everywhere. That requires policies that leave no one behind: affordable health care and housing; decent work and fair wages; universal social protection; food security; quality education; and financing that works for countries and communities. On this International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, let’s reject stigma and discrimination. Let’s stand with people living in poverty, and act with solidarity to end poverty for good. Antonio Guterres. Available in   English  |  Français  |  Español  |...

Poverty stems from many factors, including lack of access to quality education , inadequate social protection , unstable employment , social exclusion , and the heightened vulnerability of certain populations to disasters, diseases and other threats. Let's work together to end Poverty.

Too often, people living in poverty are blamed, stigmatised, and pushed into the shadows. Yet, poverty is not a personal failure; it is a systemic failure – a denial of dignity and human rights. This year’s #EndPoverty Day calls on us all to stop the social and institutional maltreatment of people living in poverty. Let’s reject stigma and discrimination. Let’s stand with people living in poverty, and act with solidarity to end it for good.

For 700 million people worldwide, surviving on less than $2.15 a day isn’t just difficult to imagine — it’s daily reality. Beyond the struggle to meet basic needs, families living in poverty often face stigma and unfair treatment. “On this International Day for the Eradication of Poverty , let’s reject stigma and discrimination,” said United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. “Let’s stand with people living in poverty, and act with solidarity to end poverty for good.” Living in dignity and free from poverty is a fundamental human right.

The theme for this year's commemoration of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty at UNHQ on October 17th is " Ensuring Respect and Effective Support for Families " . Family policies must be an integral part of overall development efforts and leveraged in achieving many of the interrelated Sustainable Development Goals (poverty eradication, food security, quality healthcare and education, gender equality, social inclusion, decent work/social protection, just and peaceful institutions.) Families are active agents in development. Therefore, their experiential knowledge and insight must be sought out and included to ensure effective support to lift people out of poverty and create a more just and equitable society. The 2025 commemoration will focus on ensuring respect and effective support for families. We need to better understand why poverty persists and why despite all the efforts made by parents, their children continue to experience the same deprivat...

 Living in poverty means facing difficult and constrained choices; being ignored, excluded, and exploited; and feeling insecure, desperate and disempowered. The reality of life in poverty also means, in some situations, not being able to register the birth of one’s child, or being afraid or unable to access the support needed from the very institutions mandated to assist people in the most difficult circumstances. Daily experiences of injustice and dehumanization undermines selfesteem, destroys personal agency and denies people of their dignity and the chance to escape poverty.