Monthly Archives: November 2014

All Together in Dignity Ireland's greeting cards are meaningful. They have been created by members and friends of ATD throughout the world. Using these cards expresses your support for the cause of fighting poverty. Ordering these cards is a way to make a financial donation and support this cause. Download the "Greeting Cards leaflet" here. Order cards by e-mail or phone to 01 855 81 91. Donations: € 1 and we offer you 2 cards! € 8 and we offer you 20 cards! Postage costs : Up to 10 cards € 2 - from 12 to 30 cards: € 3,50  -…

Looking ahead to the 25th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) on November 20, UNICEF released a few weeks ago essays that ask a critical question: “Is the world a better place for children?” For the past 40 years, the ATD children's network TAPORI has been trying to discuss this question with children. On the 10th anniversary of the CRC, Tapori children met in Geneva with Mary Robinson and they presented her their Appeal. Today Tapori runs again and again campaigns to collect voices and thoughts of children (age 7 to 13) worldwide. You can invite…

ATD prepared remarks for the Geneva NGO Forum for the Beijing+20 UN ECE Regional Review which took place on 3-5 November 2014. Held in 1995, the Beijing conference was the most ambitious international conference on gender equality ever held, and the Beijing+20 process is an important part of continuing its work into the future. ATD remarks focus on four areas that should be addressed: 1. Greater attention needs to be given to the multidimensionality of poverty in order to develop more effective anti-poverty strategies. 2. Poverty needs to be recognized not only as a consequence of gender discrimination, but also as…