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WAGGGS calls on all our members to speak out against poverty by taking part in this year’s Stand Up and Make Noise global action on 17 to 19 of September, when the world leaders will gather to review the progress made on the Millennium Development Goals. You can start recording your ‘heartbeat messages’ now, which could then feature on the WAGGGS website and be presented as part of the Stand Up campaign.
At the United Nations Millennium Summit in 2000 world leaders committed to end poverty by 2015 and to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Ten years later, in September 2010, world leaders will come together once again to review progress made and agree on the way forward. With only five years to go to 2015 urgent action is needed.
This year, a special edition of the Stand Up, Take Action Against Poverty campaign has been launched. WAGGGS encourages everyone to Stand Up and Make Noise on 17- 19 of September, just before leaders arrive at the UN MDG+10 Summit in New York.
You can start recording your ‘heartbeat messages’ throughout the summer. They could feature on the WAGGGS website and be presented as part of the Stand Up campaign!
One simple action can make a big difference!Simply make a heartbeat rhythm or any kind of noise and record your message for the world leaders. The suggested message is: “To beat poverty, we need less talk and more action for girls and young women! Make your heart beat for the Millennium Development Goals” You can do this at a summer camp, when you’re out with your friends, or just by yourself! Use your phone to take a video or record the noise you make. Send your recordings to development@wagggsworld.org or send us photos and description of your heartbeat activity. |
You can watch the great video that teen girls from the Girl Scout Council of the Nation’s Capital put together as a part of their advocacy training on 31 July. They learned about global issues connected to the Millennium Development Goals and then found ways to take action and to make a difference for their fellow sisters around the world.
For more information on the Stand Up campaign, visit standagainstpoverty.org/ or watch the video produced by the Millennium Campaign to reinstate the importance of the MDGs.
What are the MDGs?In 2000, the 189 UN Member States adopted the Millennium Declaration which promised to: "free all men, women, and children from the abject and dehumanizing conditions of extreme poverty." Each of the eight MDGs identifies a key area which must be targeted in order to tackle poverty worldwide. This historical and inspirational declaration was a global deal by which rich and poor governments of the world agreed to unite in an unprecedented common effort to eliminate the scourge of poverty and hunger and tackle other major issues by 2015. Learn more… |
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