Past Observances
- 2011: From Poverty to Sustainability: People at the Centre of Inclusive Development
- 2010: From Poverty to Decent Work: Bridging the Gap
- 2009: Children and Families Speak Out Against Poverty
- 2008: Human Rights and Dignity of People Living in Poverty
- 2007: People Living in Poverty as Agents of Change: 20th Anniversary of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
- 2006: Working Together out of Poverty
- 2005: Achieving the Millennium Development Goals: Empowering the poorest of the poor
- 2004: How Poverty Separates Parents and Children
- 2003: Successful efforts to reduce poverty around the world
- 2002
- 2001
- 2000