"On this day, marking the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, I would have wished to have more reasons to celebrate. Poverty, for those living it, is an endless struggle and an affront to the human dignity. The Governments can no longer dismiss the spreading poverty.

Fighting it is our legal obligation" said Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni in her opening remarks during the INGO workshop "Building Europe through Human Rights: Acting together against Extreme Poverty". Read her remarks here.