North America

Promoting Full Employment and Decent Work for All

The experience of an Appalachian delegation at the United Nations

People living in the Appalachian region of the US contributed to a United Nations session in New York, presenting experiences from their local community to highlight some of the major challenges that people face in finding and securing decent, full-time work and training opportunities.

International Seminar on the Impact of the World Day to Overcome Extreme Poverty

On October 17th, defenders of human and civil rights from every continent gathered here.
They paid homage to the victims of hunger, ignorance and violence.
They affirmed their conviction that human misery is not inevitable.
They pledged their (…)

Street Libraries

The children ask us to see what is beautiful and grand in them.

The Street Library program has grown out of the Fourth World Movement’s conviction that the most effective way to support children to break out of the cycle of poverty is to nurture their desire to learn and to assist in the development of their (…)

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Wherever men and women are condemned to live in extreme poverty, human rights are violated.
To come together to ensure that these rights be respected is our solemn duty.

Joseph Wresinski