International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

 




International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is observed annually on October 17 worldwide and highlights worldwide poverty, violence and hunger.The day aims to find ways to mitigate and eradicate poverty, acknowledge the effort and struggle of people living in poverty and give them a chance to be heard.

Poverty is a violation of human rights and there is a need for people from across the world to come together to ensure that these rights are respected. Without achieving a poverty-free world, it is hard to imagine the development of humankind.

The COVID-19 pandemic that gripped the world during the past year has resulted in reversing decades of progress in the fight against poverty and extreme poverty. According to the World Bank, between 88 and 115 million people are being pushed into poverty as a result of the crisis. As a matter of fact he COVID-19 pandemic is expected to have increased poverty by 8.1% in 2020 relative to 2019 (from 8.4% to 9.1%).

Some reasons that perpetuate poverty include:

>·        dangerous work conditions

>·        unsafe housing

>·        lack of nutritious food

>·        unequal access to justice

>·        lack of political power

>·        limited access to health care

As we embark on the post-COVID recovery and getting back on track with the Sustainable Development Goals, many are talking of “building back better,” but the message is clear from the people living in extreme poverty that they do not want a return to the past nor to build back to what it was before. They do not want a return to the endemic structural disadvantages and inequalities. Instead, people living in poverty propose to build forward.

Building forward means transforming our relationship with nature, dismantling structures of discrimination that disadvantage people in poverty and building on the moral and legal framework of human rights that places human dignity at the heart of policy and action. Building forward means not only that no one is left behind, but that people living in poverty are actively encouraged and supported to be in the front, engaging in informed and meaningful participation in decision-making processes that directly affect their lives. In building forward, we need to let ourselves be enriched by the wealth of wisdom, energy and resourcefulness that people living in poverty can contribute to our communities, our societies and ultimately to our planet.

Compiled by Hetika Kathuria

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