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Human Rights and Extreme Poverty
Wresinskis speech to the Human Rights Commission of the UN, Geneva, 20 February 1987.
The adoption of the “Guiding Principles on (…) Read more
Study session 13 and 14 Septembre 2013
At the International Centre of ATD Fourth World, Pierrelaye, France
“You cannot share the lives of poor people if you do (…) Read more
Why Invest in Research?
Introduction to the acts of the seminar: “The Fourth World, Income and Essential Needs”, organized in collaboration with the Income (…) Read more
The Scientific Committee, A Lasting Alliance
Speech delivered at the opening of the meeting of the Standing Committee on Research on Poverty and Exclusion on 5 (…) Read more
Science, the Poor Relation of Charity
Preface to the book by the sociologist Jean Labbens in 1965: “La condition sous-prolétarienne. L’héritage du passé.”
Entitled “La science, parente (…) Read more
The Place of the Poor in Our Thinking
Introduction to the work of the Study Programme on Maladjusted Families, which, in 1962 and 1963, brought together scientists, social (…) Read more
Curbing the Reproduction of Extreme Poverty
Report by Joseph Wresinski to Michel Rocard, Minister of Planning and Territorial Development, December 1982
Commissioned in October 1982 by the (…) Read more
A Challenge to Human Rights in Our Time
Paper presented on the occasion of the 43rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Commission in February-March 1987 in (…) Read more
The Driving Force for Human Rights
Paper presented at meetings organised by the President of the Republic of France and the French government, on 30-31 May (…) Read more
People of the Fourth World
An Urgent Call to Reconsider Human Rights
Introduction presented at the first study circle“The Fourth World and Society”, held at Pierrelaye (…) Read more