The
International Day for the Eradication
of Poverty will be observed at
United Nations Headquarters on
17 October 2002. A press conference
at 11.15 a.m. in Room S-226 will
feature Eugen Brand, Director-General,
ATD Fourth World Movement; Charles
McNeill, Biodiversity Conservation
and Poverty Reduction Adviser,
Equator Initiative, United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP);
Benson Venegas, Iniciativa Talamanca,
Costa Rica, Equator Initiative
Laureate 2002; and Ambassador
Jean-David Levitte, Permanent
Representative of France. A ceremony
in the United Nations Garden,
from 12.15 to 1.15 p.m., will
be addressed among others by Under-Secretary-General
Nitin Desai; Mr. Zéphirin
Diabré, Associate Administrator,
UNDP; H.E. Mr. Levitte, Permanent
Representative of France; H.E.
Mr. Michael Kafando, Permanent
Representative of Burkina Faso;
Mr. Eugen Brand; and Dr. Margaret
Varma, Rutgers University. It
will feature testimonies from
people living in poverty, a theatre
presentation by children from
the Tapori Movement, and music
by the Young People's Chorus of
New York City.Members of permanent
missions, Secretariat staff, representatives
of non-governmental organizations
and the media are invited to attend.
RSVP (required for entering UN
Garden) at nycteam@4thworldmovement.org.
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