'Extreme poverty must be something we all strive to eradicate': Achim Steiner

This year’s theme for the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, 'Answering the Call to End Poverty: A path toward peaceful and inclusive societies', celebrates the 25 year anniversary of the creation of this international day and the idea behind it: that hunger, lack of education, and violence are not inevitable. Read UNDP Administrator’s statement on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.