International Advocacy
Striving together to end poverty.
ATD Fourth World strives to take the knowledge and aspirations of those most weighed down by persistent poverty, to the heart of international institutions. The aim is to open spaces of dialogue in which those in poverty are not merely “invited to the table,” but are taken on as vital partners in constructing a more just world together.
ATD Fourth World has general consultative status at the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), UNICEF, UNESCO and the ILO. This gives greater weight to our work in the human rights field and other essential issues in the joint effort of striving together to end poverty and exclusion.
ATD Fourth World also has participative status at the Council of Europe and maintains a permanent delegation to the European Union.
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European Institutions
ATD Fourth World maintains a permanent delegation to the European Union and the Council of (...)
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Political Engagement
People living in poverty and extreme poverty must have a voice at the political level (...)
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United Nations
The United Nations International Relations team, with offices in New York City and Geneva, strives (...)
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Social and Environmental Justice
A priority of ATD Fourth World is to “Promote a society that respects people and (...)
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Guiding Principles on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights
“People living in extreme poverty are… disproportionately affected by many human rights violations. Discrimination against (...)
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Post-2015 Development Goals
In September 2015, the UN adopted the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be achieved (...)
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The World Bank and the IMF Address the Hidden Dimensions of Poverty in Knowledge and Policies
On February 15, 2024, ATD Fourth World delegates from Bolivia, Tanzania, the United Kingdom, and the United States gathered at (…) Read more
Towards a Renewed Social Contract
Excerpt from the Civil Society Declaration 2023 by the NGO Committee on Social Development Each year ATD Fourth World participates (…) Read more
Teaching Partnership, Participation: New Training Programs in the US
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