THE INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ERADICATION OF POVERTY is October 17. It was officially recognized by the United Nations in 1992 to be observed in the next year, 1993. But the first commemoration of the event took place in Paris, France in 1987. 100,000 people gathered on the Human Rights and Liberties Plaza at the Trocodéro to honor victims of poverty, hunger, violence and fear. The text engraved in the stone reads as follows: "Wherever men and women are condemned to live in extreme poverty, human rights are violated. To come together to ensure that these rights be respected is our solemn duty"
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