End poverty by 2015. This is the historic promise 189 world leaders made at the
United Nations Millennium Summit in 2000 when they agreed to meet the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs). The United Nations Millennium Campaign supports and inspires
people from around the world to take action in support of the MDGs.
With 36.1 million citizens standing up and taking part in the global anti-poverty campaign for 2009, Philippines leads yet again with the largest number of people calling for action against poverty worldwide.
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17-11-2009A five-member civil society delegation met India’s minister of environment and forests to present a women’s charter on climate justice. They conveyed their concerns to press the need for a people’s agenda to protect the interests of the masses both at the domestic and international fronts.
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14-11-2009A Women’s tribunal on climate justice in the Indian capital aims to bring in gender equity in the climate debate. OneWorld South Asia met some of the women, who traveled from far flung parts of the country to voice stories of survival and adaptation.
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Image: Gouri Bai from Bundelkhand speaks at the public hearing/ Photo credit: Mahipal Singh Rawat/ OWSA
22-10-2009India showed solidarity and participated in the UN campaign: 'Stand Up, Take Action, End Poverty Now’. More than 23 million people, up by 14 million of last year, demanded from the government to eradicate extreme poverty and achieve the MDGs.
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24-09-2009UN Millennium Campaign’s publication Seal a Just Deal argues that unless MDGs are at the core of a climate change agreement, there cannot be a solution for this global challenge. It recommends that adaptation actions and funds must be made more transparent and accountable.
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Image: Cover page of the publication/ Photo credit: UNMC
