The UN Office in the Russian Federation, in cooperation with the International Charity Fund of Vladimir Spivakov and the State History and Culture Museum The Moscow Kremlin, organized a charity concert for orphans, disabled children, and children from poor families at the Kremlin Armory Museum. The concert was devoted to the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, which is observed on 17 October according to a United Nations decision.Published: 29.10.2004 |
In 2004, the theme of the International Day for
the Eradication of Poverty was Youth – a New Voice
for the Millennium Development Goals. It made even
more symbolic the participation in the concert of
young musicians supported by the International
Charity Fund of Vladimir Spivakov as well as of
the Natali Children Theatre of Historical Costume,
which enrolls disabled children, orphans and
children from vulnerable families.
“The eradication of poverty is one of the United
Nations major goals because so many people in the
world and here, in Russia, continue suffering from
poverty and destitution. We think that the new
generation – you in particular – will help your
country and us to solve this problem in the
future”, said the UNDP Deputy Resident Coordinator
Kaarina Immonen, addressing the audience and the
young performers.
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