Thursday, 19 October 2017

when is International Day for the Eradication of Poverty observed?

when is International Day for the Eradication of Poverty observed?

Options

1) October 17

2)October 18

3)October 19

4)October 16

answer

1) October 17


Other details


The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is an international observance celebrated every year on October 17 throughout the world.

The first commemoration of the event took place in Paris, France, in 1987 when 100,000 people gathered on the Human Rights and Liberties Plaza at the Trocadéro to honour victims of poverty, hunger, violence and fear

. In 1992,  the United Nations officially designated October 17 as The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty