International Year for the Eradication of Poverty
In 1993 the General Assembly proclaimed 1996 as the
International Year for the Eradication of Poverty, "recognizing that poverty
is a complex and multi-dimensional problem with origins in both the national
and international domains, and that its eradication in all countries, in
particular in developing countries, has become one of the priority development
objectives for the 1990s in order to promote sustainable development"
(General Assembly resolution 48/183, 1993).
The Assembly would also decide that the Year's
activities should support a longer-term, sustained effort to implement fully
and effectively the commitments a
nd recommendations agreed upon at major United Nations
development-related conferences.
A logo, designed by Jose Castineira of the United
Nations Design Section and adopted for the Year, was presented to the
Secretary-General by the Assistant Secretary-General for the Department of
Public Information, Samir Sanbar. The logo suggests a linkage between ending
poverty, empowering people and reinforcing peace in the world.
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Netherlands Antilles 23 October 1996
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