Full Coverage: MDGs

31.10.2007 The Stand Up, Speak Out campaign by the Millennium Campaign and the Global Call to Action against Poverty, along with its partners have led to an incredible number of 43.7 million people – both physically and intentionally – standing up against poverty and in support of the Millennium Development Goals. The campaign’s success reveals a growing movement of people who want more urgent political responses to the growing crisis of global poverty.

30.10.2007 Anything can hog the headlines in Indian media - from fashion to sensex to cricket to corporate extravaganza to Bollywood glitterati - anything but poverty. Ammu Joseph in her incisive piece scans the national press, which has made poverty and the poor invisible and painted a picture of India that shines only in patches.

29.10.2007 Recognising the huge potential of agriculture sector in raising income levels for people living in absolute poverty, the World Bank calls for increased investment in agriculture. If that happens, it will benefit 75% of the world’s poor living in rural areas of developing countries.

28.10.2007 A new report from UNDP uses the Oil Price Vulnerability Index (OPVI) to measure the brunt of rising oil prices on Asia’s poor. While India may fare better than its neighbours in its ability to absorb oil price shocks, a continued rise could have an adverse impact on the region’s gains on MDGs, the report warns.

20.10.2007 38.8 million people worldwide broke last year's numbers to make a new world record for the Stand Up, Speak Out campaign on October 17, the International Day for Eradication of Poverty. By standing up, these people are calling upon Governments to match their actions by displaying the political will to end poverty, said Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General.

19.10.2007 The second Global Hunger Index presents a gloomy picture when it comes to meeting the MDG targets related to hunger and child mortality. Barring a few regions of the world, it appears that hunger will continue to haunt humanity for a long time to come.

19.10.2007 Over 25,000 people danced, sang and walked, carrying flags, banners and posters in support of the MDGs at the north Indian city of Mathura. These poor, landless people are on a march to the capital to claim their rights from the government.

19.10.2007 UNITED NATIONS, Oct 18 (OneWorld) - Anti-poverty activists Wednesday organized thousands of meetings and demonstrations across the world to highlight the plight of the downtrodden and the poor.

18.10.2007 OneWorld's expert panel is responding to your questions and comments about efforts to end poverty within a generation.

18.10.2007 India showed itself at the fore in standing up and speaking out against poverty on October 17 in the global anti-poverty campaign Stand Up and Speak Out. Over 38.7 million people created a new world record for the largest number of people to stand up for a cause, of which 13 million were from India.

18.10.2007 In India, hundreds of women came together to raise their voices against poverty at the Women’s Tribunal on Poverty on October 17. The event, held at New Delhi, was marked by the release of a women’s charter on poverty and a visit to the President, reinforcing their rights to be heard.

18.10.2007 Dozens of residents of the United States capital came together as a community Tuesday night to call for a fairer global community that considers people far away "as extended family members." OneWorld's Ida Wahlstrom reports from the rally.

17.10.2007 The Millennium Development Goals represent perhaps the world's greatest and most important experiment. OneWorld's expert panel will respond to your questions and comments about efforts to end poverty within a generation.

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16.10.2007

16.10.2007 Campaigning for the eradication of poverty is a full time commitment. Yet, this long march too needs a rallying day – and October 17, 2007, is just such a day when global mobilizations are taking place across the globe, all at the call of the Global Call Against Poverty (GCAP).

16.10.2007 Irfan Mufti from Global Call to Action against Poverty (GCAP) feels society has to be organised and mobilized to influence policy. The change may not be immediate, but political influence is bound to grow in future.

16.10.2007 Like many others, the Art of Living Foundation (AOL) will also Stand Up and Speak Out as part of the UN Millennium Campaign to bring poverty down.

16.10.2007 Global Call to Action Against Poverty in Afghanistan has a series of activities to mark the World Poverty Day on October 17, including speeches, theatre and a banner to sign on.

16.10.2007 More than 20 million Asians are expected to join the actions and mobilizations around the globe on October 17 that will mark the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.