With the United Nations
The International Movement ATD Fourth World believes the United Nations has a key role to play in the eradication of extreme poverty. Through our presence we work towards:
- the representation of the poorest members of society, from both the global north and south, in decision-making processes
- developing mechanisms to protect the rights of people living in extreme poverty
The UN Human Rights Council adopts a resolution on the draft Guiding Principles on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights
Press release Tuesday 6 October 2009
At the end of its 12th session, the UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on the draft Guiding Principles on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights (A/HRC/12/L.30/Rev.1).
In this resolution, the Council recognizes that there is “a widespread commitment to advancing the project of elaborating guiding principles on extreme poverty and human rights,” and invites the independent expert on the question of human rights and extreme poverty, Magdalena Sepulveda, to “submit a progress report presenting her recommendations on how to improve the draft guiding principles … no later than its fifteenth session” (September 2010). The Council will then “take a decision on the way forward with a view to a possible adoption of guiding principles on the rights of persons living in extreme poverty by 2012.”
UNESCO/Bilbao Prize for the Promotion of a Culture of Human Rights
The international Movement ATD Fourth World received an honourable mention.
The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, designated Frenchman, Stéphane Hessel, as laureate for the UNESCO/Bilbao Prize for the Promotion of a Culture of Human Rights, on the recommendation of a jury.61st Annual Department of Public Information and the NGO community Conference
