Poverty is one of the major problems in the world. The unequal distribution of income make poor more poor and rich more rich. To deal with it The United Nations’ (UN)  started celebrating International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. It  is observed on October 17 each year since 1993. It promotes people’s awareness of the need to eradicate poverty and destitution worldwide, particularly in developing countries.

There are various efforts which made to eradicate poverty. Various non-government organizations and community charities support the Day for the Eradication of Poverty by actively calling for country leaders and governments to make the fight against poverty a central part of foreign policy.  “

History

There is an interesting incident which leads to mark 17 October as International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.  The observance of this day goes back to 1987 when more than 100,000 people gathered at the Trocadéro in Paris to honor the victims of extreme poverty, violence and hunger at the unveiling of a commemorative stone by a French priest and humanitarian activist Joseph Wresinski. Proclaiming that poverty is a violation of human rights after which some people affirmed the need to come together to ensure that these rights are respected.

Objectives

     To acknowledge the effort and struggle of people living in poverty;

 A  moment to recognize that poor people are the first ones to fight against   poverty.

      To save people from dangerous work conditions

To eradicate unsafe housing

To provide nutritious food

To facilate equal access to justice

To provide access to health care

Facts related to poverty

1. According to the World Health Organization, it is estimated that 98,000 people in India die from diarrhea each year. The lack of adequate saniatation, nutrition and safe water has significant negative health impacts.
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3.  A third of the world’s malnourished children live in India according to UNICEF, where “46 percent of all children below the age of three are too small for their age, 47 percent are underweight and at least 16 percent are wasted.”
4. The poorest parts of India are Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal.
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6.  Men are more than twice as likely as women to hold salaried jobs in the large and medium-sized towns that are increasingly important centers of economic life in the Indian countryside.
7. As such, in 2013 women only earned 62 percent of a men’s salary for equal work.

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