People Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez met with visiting Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu Friday and the two leaders vowed to broaden cooperation in economy and trade, energy, agriculture and fight against poverty. During the meeting, Hui ...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday
Leader: As our economic circumstances change, the global anti-poverty movement risks losing momentum
ONE (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
In today's New York Times: UNITED NATIONS — With up to 1.5 million people in Myanmar now believed to be facing the threat of starvation and disease and with relief efforts still largely stymied by the country's isolationist military rulers, frustrated United Nations officials all but demanded Thursday that the government open its doors to supplies [...]
ONE (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
Friday, May 9, Cairo, Egypt The anxious anticipation that comes with hard work has just given over to pure, unadulterated excitement as we arrive at the Pyramids to check out the site where an expected 2,500 people will gather tomorrow evening for the live Pangea Day program. We can almost feel the presence of long ago [...]
ONE (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
From Liz Creel of the US Coalition for Child Survival This Mother’s Day, along with the usual flowers and brunch in bed, think about how the recent rise in global food prices makes even the simple things in life luxuries for the world's poor. This jump in prices threatens over 35 million of the world's children [...]
ONE (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
Since February of this year, people have been gathering in eleven cities across America for the “Everything Must Change Tour.” The tour brings together a wide range of sponsors – from the Sierra Club to Sojourners to a seminary (Mars Hill Graduate School) to the ONE. And it brings together a wide range of people [...]
ONE (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
Be sure to check out the op-ed about debt, healthcare and the urgency of passing the Jubilee Act in the Senate written by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Desmond Tutu in Wednesday's Baltimore Sun. Writes Tutu: Lesotho’s situation snows how debt and extreme poverty create a crisis for children…Lesotho has only six pediatricians looking after its 800,000 [...]
News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
ANGOLA'S government has accused anti-poverty activist Bob Geldof of disrespect and ignorance for saying the southern African nation was run by criminals and served only th
Harold Doan & Associates Ltd. (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
PARTNERING WITH PRIVATE SECTOR CRUCIAL TO ACHIEVING MDGS - ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT Press Release - UN News Center May 6 2008 Closer partnerships with the private sector are essential to making headway in the race to achieve the eight anti-poverty targets world leaders pledged to achieve by 2015, known as the Millennium Development Goals, the President of the United Nations General Assembly...
ONE (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
Tuesday I had a tremendous experience in Memphis when I helped launch Save the Children's State of the World's Mothers report, which draws attention to the fact that more than 200 million children under age 5 worldwide lack basic health care measures. These aren't high-tech, high-cost health care interventions…these are simple solutions [...]
ONE (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
On Tuesday, May 5, Save the Children and Doctor and Former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist visited our school to launch the 2008 State of the Worlds’ Mothers Report. Who would think that learning to knit would bring so much excitement? Not the first second and third graders in Cordova, TN at Lamplighter Montessori School [...]
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Angola's government has accused anti-poverty activist Bob Geldof of disrespect and ignorance for saying the southern African nation was run by criminals and served only the rich.
ONE (Free subscription) | 05/07/2008
Five days since Cyclone Nargis hit Burma, the state media has reported 22,464 confirmed dead and 41,054 missing. The “UN estimates hundreds of thousands have been left homeless and millions are without food and water. Up to 40 per cent of the victims are believed to be children.” (Australian Daily Telegraph.) From the BBC: “In a statement, [...]
ONE (Free subscription) | 05/07/2008
Last week, we reported on the some continuing calls to alter food aid policy so that 1/4 of the food could be purchased local to its distribution location (rather than shipping it all from the U.S.) Today, Reuters reports on a tide-changing shift toward that change. Some excerpts: President George W. Bush, taking a harder line in [...]
ONE (Free subscription) | 05/07/2008
Aaron taped this video of ONE CEO David Lane talking to ONE members about the world food crisis and their recent victories. Watch to learn more.
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patrickguillard | 12/12/2007
The € 17 million campaign aims to reaffirm the EU's commitment to making a decisive impact on the eradication of poverty by 2010.
