Never cease fighting against poverty, inequality

This Call to Action launched 30 years ago is written on the Commemorative Stone at the Trocadero Human Rights Plaza in Paris and was unveiled in the presence of 100,000 people. It was on that day that “defenders of human and civil rights from every continent gathered on this plaza. They paid homage to the victims of hunger, ignorance and violence. They affirmed their conviction that human misery is not inevitable.

They pledged their solidarity with all people who, throughout the world, strive to eradicate extreme poverty”. The theme of this year’s World Poverty Day was “Answering the Call of October 17 to end poverty: A path toward peaceful and inclusive societies”.