The 2011 Commemoration of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (IDEP) will be held on Monday, 17 October at United Nations Headquarters in New York, focusing on the theme "From Poverty to Sustainability:People at the Centre of Inclusive Development".
With global attention focused on the upcoming Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), it is critical to draw attention to the importance of poverty eradication for building sustainable futures for all. People living in poverty face increasingly difficult challenges as climate change, environmental degradation and rising food prices threaten their livelihoods and survival. The path to sustainable development must ensure that people living in poverty are included in decision-making processes, and that concrete action is taken to respond to their needs and demands. (...)

The article:
http://social.un.org/index/Poverty/InternationalDayfortheEradicationofPoverty/2011.aspx

UN Secretary General message:
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=40073&Cr=poverty+eradication&Cr1=

Sull'argomento:

http://www.greenreport.it/_new/index.php?page=default&id=12819

http://www.criticamente.it/societa-e-politica/21232

United Nations Report - Extreme poverty and Human Rights:

http://www.un-ngls.org/spip.php?article3590

http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Issues/EPoverty/A.66.265.pdf

Selected learning materials:
http://www.hrea.org/index.php?doc_id=903

Informazione di base:

http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Povert%C3%A0

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Sul Rapporto Caritas sulla povertà in Italia:

http://helpconsumatori.it/news.php?id=34644

http://www.zenit.org/article-28359?l=italian

Il Rapporto Caritas 2011:

http://www.caritasitaliana.it/home_page/pubblicazioni/00002469_Poveri_di_diritti.html