International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 2023

• International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is celebrated every year on 17 October.

• The theme of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 2023 is "Decent work and social protection: bringing dignity into practice for all".

• International Day for the Eradication of Poverty was celebrated for the first time on 17 October 1987.

• On 22 December 1992, the United Nations General Assembly declared 17 October as the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.

• The day also marks the anniversary of the call of Father Joseph Resinski, who initiated the celebration of World Day to Overcome Extreme Poverty on 17 October.

• Poverty is not only an economic issue but a multidimensional phenomenon. This comes with a lack of both income and basic abilities to live a dignified life.

• The General Assembly in its resolution 72/233 has proclaimed the third United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2018–2027).

• The first United Nations Decade for Poverty Eradication was from 1997 to 2006, while the second United Nations Decade for Poverty Eradication was from 2008 to 2017.