The thirtieth anniversary of the World Day for Overcoming Poverty (October 17 ) was celebrated throughout the world in 2017. People from many different countries shared their experiences living in poverty and exclusion in speeches or through theatre and singing.
Photo overview of October 17, 2017 – a day full of emotion, unity, and solidarity.
Canada
Burkina Faso
March to the Fourth World commemorative memorial in Manega, October 17 2017Activists speaking in front of the World Day for Overcoming Poverty memorial.Conference in Ouagadougou
Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
Tanzania
Guatemala (Guatemala City)
Tribute to the 13 peace ambassadors, who have changed the Rose of Peace every October 17 since 2004. A thanks for their contribution to peace when living in situations of extreme poverty.
Bolivia
Ireland (Dublin)
Launch of 17 hope boats made by schoolchildren, in front of the Famine Memorial, in memory of the boats that took famine survivors out of Ireland.
France
Performance of “un peuple les yeux ouverts” – a people with open eyes. Performed with 50 actors, a mix of professionals and amateurs, of all ages and different regions of France.Paris – Village des initiatives (October 14 & 15)Choir at the Trocadero in Paris
