Fourth World European Newsletter November 2011

ATD Fourth World Delegation to the European Union Fourth World European Newsletter Wherever men and women are condemned to live in extreme poverty, human rights are violated. To come together to ensure these rights be respected is our solemn duty. ”... More

ATD Fourth World Delegation to the European Union Fourth World European Newsletter Wherever men and women are condemned to live in extreme poverty, human rights are violated. To come together to ensure these rights be respected is our solemn duty. ” Joseph Wresinski November 2011 October 17th : First Annual Convention of the European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion The European Commission and its Polish presidency have held the first Annual Convention of the “European platform against poverty and social exclusion”, which aims to create a framework for fighting poverty over the next ten years. This Convention should help to highlight the importance of protecting the fundamental rights of millions of people in Europe and to clarify new commitments, in particular through dialogue with people currently living in extreme poverty. It should also allow to question the Commission on the implementation of the horizontal social clause, which states, in the Less