International Day for Eradication of Poverty
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Channel: United Nations · 2009 · News & Politics
United Nations, New York, 19 October 2009 - Ambassador Gerard Araud, Permanent Representative of France; Rachel Mayanja, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women; Denzel Matthew from ChildFund International and Thierry Viard from International Movement ATD Fourth World to brief on the occasion of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (17 Oct). View the entire press conference (Real Media, 39 minutes) : http://webcast.un.org/ramgen/ondemand/pressconference/2009/pc091019am1.rm Press Release: http://www.un.org/News/briefings/docs//2009/091019_Poverty.doc.htm News story: http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=32594&Cr=poverty&Cr1= International Day for the eradication of poverty: http://www.un.org/en/events/povertyday/ Childfund website : http://www.childfund.org/
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