UN DESA to host series of public events on 17 October, focusing on solutions to end poverty
NEW PATHWAYS TO END POVERTY AMID CONVERGING CRISES:
A UN DESA GLOBAL POLICY DIALOGUE
17 October 2024, 10:00-11:15 am EDT
Virtual event
Register at bit.ly/dialogue17oct
As part of ongoing efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) amid multiple global crises, UN DESA will host a Global Policy Dialogue on “New Pathways to End Poverty Amid Converging Crises,” on 17 October, the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. The virtual dialogue will feature two panels that will draw on the key findings and recommendations of the World Social Report 2024, highlighting new ways to ensure transformations at the necessary scale and speed to achieve SDG 1, No Poverty. There will be time for a short Q&A session.
Speakers to include:
- Shantanu Mukherjee, Director, Economic Analysis and Policy Division, UN DESA
- Jayati Ghosh, Professor of Economics, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and member of the UN High-level Advisory Board on Economic and Social Affairs
- Nancy Santos, Assistant Director, Project Access
- Maryann Broxton, Main Representative to the United Nations, ATD Fourth World
- Celine Fabre, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Haiti to the United Nations
This dialogue is made possible by the UN Peace and Development Trust Fund.
WORLD SOCIAL REPORT 2024 PRESS BRIEFING
17 October 2024, 12:45 pm EDT
UN Press Briefing Room, S-237
Broadcast live via UN WebTV
Featuring: Shantanu Mukherjee, Director, Economic Analysis and Policy Division, UN DESA
Wenyan Yang, Chief, Global Dialogue for Social Development Branch (GDSDB), Division for Inclusive Social Development, UN DESA
Multiple converging crises are undermining social progress around the world, hitting the most vulnerable people and societies the hardest. This must be a critical wake-up call for global action. The World Social Report 2024 makes the case for comprehensive changes that both national and international actors can make to effectively eradicate poverty, foster inclusive and job-rich growth, while promoting equality of opportunity and universal access to quality services..
INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ERADICATION OF POVERTY
17 October 2024, 1:15 pm to 2:15 pm EDT
ECOSOC Chamber
3:00 pm to 3:30 pm EDT
Rose Garden
The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 2024 will put a spotlight on a widespread but often ignored aspect of poverty: social and institutional mistreatment. This hidden violence, which includes stigma, discrimination, and the denial of basic rights, causes deep harm to individuals and communities already struggling with poverty.
This year’s theme, “Ending Social and Institutional Maltreatment,” calls for a united effort to dismantle these unjust systems. It stresses the urgent need to recognize the knowledge and lived experiences of people in poverty, ensuring their meaningful participation in creating and implementing anti-poverty strategies. Only through such inclusive and empowering approaches can we build truly just, peaceful, and inclusive societies where everyone can thrive.
Media contacts:
Martina Donlon, UN Department of Global Communications, donlon@un.org
Helen Rosengren, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, rosengrenh@un.org
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