SUTA - STAND UP AND TAKE ACTION against poverty

About the UN campaign: The Global Call to Action against Poverty (GCAP) is a growing alliance of trade unions, community groups, faith groups, women and youth organisations, NGOs and other campaigners working together across more than 100 national platforms. GCAP is calling for action from the worlds leaders to meet their promises to end poverty and inequality. The white band is our symbol and expression of solidarity against poverty.
The Millennium Campaign (UNMC) is an interagency initiative of the United Nations that supports citizens efforts to hold their governments to accountable for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. Working in more than 30 countries, both rich and poor, the Campaign partners with a wide range of partners at the international and local level to inspire grassroots movements toward the achievement of the Goals.
Join millions of people worldwide to take a stand against poverty for the Eradication of Poverty.
Last year, more than 116,993,629 million people participated in the STAND UP action.

PLEDGE:

We are standing now with millions around the world on this symbolic day, the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, to show our commitment to the fight against extreme poverty and inequality.

We are standing because we refuse to accept more excuses in a world where 50,000 people die every day as a result of extreme poverty and the gap between rich and poor is getting wider.

We are standing because we want our leaders to honour their promises to meet the Millennium Development Goals and we ask them to exceed these goals.

We join in solidarity with people from over 100 countries to say:

To the leaders of the wealthy countries
We urge you to keep your promises on poverty debt relief, more and better aid, trade justice and gender equality.

To the leaders of poorer countries make it your first responsibility to save the lives of your poorest citizens. We ask you to tackle inequality, to be accountable to your people, to govern fairly and justly, to fight corruption and to fulfill human rights.

Today, and every day, we will stand up and speak out against poverty. We will continue the fight against poverty and inequality and to hold our leaders to their promises.

We are asking not for charity but for justice. We are millions of voices standing in solidarity to say, no more excuses - end poverty now.

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