- Joseph Wresinski
Born into poverty, Fr. Joseph Wresinski (1917-1988) established major landmarks throughout his life in the fight against the worst forms of poverty, in collaboration with the very poor themselves and other partners. He also developed a blueprint for a civilisation without exclusion based on his work in the field of human activity, a civilisation with the contributions of all people, and for the benefit of all.
He founded the in 1957. He authored the report Grande pauvreté et précarité économique et sociale (Chronic Poverty and Lack of Basic Security), which was commissioned by the
French Economic and Social Council , and later adopted by this Council, of which he was a member. This report paved the way for substantial work undertaken by theUnited Nations Commission on Human Rights , theEuropean Union , and theCouncil of Europe . It also paved the way for the law against social exclusion that was adopted by France in July 1998.In 1987, Fr. Wresinski launched the
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (17 October), later recognised by theUnited Nations General Assembly .Legacy
References
Initial text of this article was excerpted from [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Redefining_Human_Rights-Based_Development_:_The_Wresinski_Approach_to_Partnership_With_the_Poorest Redefining Human Rights-Based Development : The Wresinski Approach to Partnership With the Poorest] UN Document ESA/DSPD/BP3 December 1999 Division for Social Policy and Development Department of Economic and Social Affairs UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK
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Books and articles by Fr. Joseph Wresinski
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