In December 1992 the UN Assembly declared October 17 as the International Day against Poverty 

 

"All over the world, people in poverty are demanding dignity. They want an end to the injustice and exclusion that keep them trapped in deprivation. They want to have control over the decisions that affect their lives. They want their rights to be respected and their voices to count. They demand to live, not just to survive"

 

As SI Peace Secretary I encourage  Servas national peace secretries and national secretaries in all member  countries, in the more prosperous as well as in the poorer ones, to promote activities of fight against poverty, to join in events taking place on  October 17 in the area you live in, to promote in all Servas members the awareness of such an important Millenium Development Goal  which aims to eradicate global poverty.