Friday, October 18, 2002




Victory Over Want


"Knowledge is power and permits the wise to conquer without bloodshed
and to accomplish deeds surpassing all others."
Sun Tzu, The Art of War, fourth century B.C.

October 17 2002 is the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty .

In December 1995, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the
First United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (1997-2006)
and named 17 October as the International Day for the Eradication of
Poverty.

"Poverty can be and must be eradicated throughout the world" (Resolution
50/107).

In December 1996, the General Assembly also declared: "Eradicating
poverty is an ethical, social, political and economic imperative of
humankind."

The vision of the Brotherhood of St Laurence is for an Australia free of
poverty
Contact Details
Phone: 03 9483 1183
Fax: 03 9417 2691
Email: campaignadmin@bsl.org.au
Brotherhood of St Laurence

What People Living in the Poverty Cannot Buy: Power.