The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty can be traced back to 1987. On October 7th, 65438+/KLOC-0, more than 65438+ people gathered in Derouet Square in Thelocka, where the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was signed. They declared poverty a violation of human rights and promised to work together to protect the human rights of the poor. 1After June 1987, every year on June 6 17199265438+February 22, the 47th United Nations General Assembly decided to designate 65438+ 10/7 as the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, in order to arouse people's concern.
Poverty is one of the most serious problems facing the world in the 20th century. The United Nations Millennium Development Goals formulated in 2000 proposed to reduce the global poverty level by half by 20 15. Thanks to the efforts of countries and international organizations, global poverty eradication has made progress, but there is still a long way to go. According to the report released by the United Nations in September 2008, from 1990 to 2005, the total number of people living in extreme poverty in the world decreased from1800 million to1400 million, and may decrease to 900 million by 20 15. However, the areas where the poverty population has decreased more are mainly concentrated in East Asia, especially in China, while the reduction of poverty population in other areas is much lower. In sub-Saharan Africa and CIS countries, the number of poor people is rising instead of falling. In addition, the international community's efforts to eradicate poverty are facing new challenges such as rising energy and food prices and the global economic downturn, and the prospects are not optimistic. In view of the 60th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 2008, the United Nations once again highlighted the theme of human rights in its publicity activities for the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. The United Nations pointed out that the international community has recognized that poverty is a violation of human rights, and the promotion and protection of human rights will help to eradicate poverty. Human rights violations are both the cause and the consequence of poverty. The poor are usually on the edge of society, in a dilemma, and their rights are often difficult to be guaranteed. Therefore, the United Nations calls on people to abide by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, respect and protect the human rights of the poor, and strive to help them get rid of poverty.
On June 5, 2005, near the northern Bangladeshi city of Lambl, many flood victims were waiting for relief supplies. In Bangladesh, where natural disasters occur frequently, many people struggle on the most basic survival line, and about 65,438+2/00 people in the world are troubled by poverty.
1995 In March, the United Nations World Summit for Social Development designated 1996 as the "International Year for the Eradication of Poverty"; In February of the same year, the General Assembly designated the period from 65438 to 0997 to 2006 as the first international decade for the eradication of poverty.
Poverty is one of the most severe challenges facing the world today. Relevant data released by the United Nations show that the world has made positive progress in poverty reduction, but countries still have a long way to go to reduce the number of poor people and improve their health. There are still 654.38 billion people living below the extreme poverty line, 852 million people are hungry, and more than 5 million children die of hunger and malnutrition every year. In the world, 600 million people live in an environment that is harmful to health and life. 1, 654,380 billion people have no access to safe drinking water, and 2.6 billion people lack basic sanitation facilities.
In addition, the development of various regions in the world is seriously unbalanced. Among them, Asia has made great progress in getting rid of poverty, while the problems of poverty, hunger and disease faced by the African continent are still grim. Of the 49 least developed countries in the world, 34 are located in Africa. Since 1990, the number of extremely poor people in the world has decreased by1320,000, but the number of extremely poor people in sub-Saharan Africa has increased from 227 million to 31300,000.
Poverty is a "silent crisis", which not only seriously hinders the social and economic development of poor countries, but also is one of the important sources of current regional conflicts, the spread of terrorism and environmental degradation. Over the years, the international community has made active efforts to eradicate poverty. Poverty eradication has always been an important topic discussed by the United Nations and other international organizations. The International Development Strategy for the Fourth United Nations Decade, the Declaration of the Eighteenth Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly and the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries in the 1990s adopted by the Second Least Developed Countries Conference held in Paris in 1990 1990 all regard the sustained economic development and poverty eradication of developing countries as the primary objectives of the international development strategy and the priority areas of international cooperation. 1995 The United Nations World Summit for Social Development focused on poverty eradication, social harmony and promoting development, and adopted the Declaration and Programme of Action. At the same time, 1996 was designated as the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty, and 1997 to 2006 was designated as the International Decade for the Eradication of Poverty. In September 2000, the Millennium Summit of the United Nations unanimously adopted the Millennium Development Goals, promising to halve the number of people living in extreme poverty and hunger in the world by 20 15. The year 2005 is a crucial year to promote the achievement of the Millennium Goals. By commemorating the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, the United Nations hopes to appeal to the international community to work together and take practical measures to turn commitments into reality and achieve the Millennium Goals as scheduled.