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daily12007-04-25T13:31:45ZG20 MUST PRIORITISE PEOPLE LIVING IN POVERTY TO PREPARE FOR THE STORM AHEAD http://www.whiteband.org/Action/take-action/gcap-mobilisation-2008/g20-must-prioritise-people-living-in-poverty-to-prepare-for-the-storm-ahead-1 No publisheradam2008-11-17T13:38:38ZPress ReleaseUS ELECTION: CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS WELCOME OPPORTUNITY FOR CHANGE http://www.whiteband.org/media/press-info/us-election-civil-society-organisations-welcome-opportunity-for-change CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation and the Global Call to Action against Poverty (GCAP) have welcomed the election of Barack Obama as the 44th President-Elect of the United States. No publisherhelena2008-11-07T09:37:02ZPress ReleaseStand Up and Take Action in Asia http://www.whiteband.org/Action/take-action/gcap-mobilisation-2008/stand-up-2008/stand-up-and-take-action-in-asia No publisherhelena2008-10-23T09:23:47ZPress ReleaseMORE THAN 116 MILLION PEOPLE – NEARLY 2% OF THE WORLD’S POPULATION — STAND UP AGAINST POVERTY http://www.whiteband.org/Action/take-action/gcap-mobilisation-2008/stand-up-2008/more-than-116-million-people-2013-nearly-2-of-the-world2019s-population-2014-stand-up-against-poverty WORLD RECORD FOR MASS MOBILIZATION SHATTERED
CITIZENS DEMAND THAT WORLD LEADERS KEEP PROMISES TO ACHIEVE THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND END INEQUALITY
No publisherhelena2008-10-24T10:40:34ZPress ReleaseONLINE PRESS CONFERENCE TO ANNOUNCE RECORD-BREAKING MOBILIZATION http://www.whiteband.org/Action/take-action/gcap-mobilisation-2008/stand-up-2008/online-press-conference-to-announce-record-breaking-mobilization MORE THAN ONE PERCENT OF THE PEOPLE ON EARTH TAKE ACTION TO DEMAND AN END TO POVERTY AND TO TELL WORLD LEADERS THAT FINANCIAL CRISIS IS NOT AN EXCUSE TO BREAK THEIR PROMISESNo publisherhelena2008-10-21T11:44:59ZPress ReleaseWORLD LEADERS TOLD NOT TO LET FINANCIAL CRISIS DETRACT FROM ENDING POVERTY AND ACHIEVING MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS http://www.whiteband.org/Action/take-action/gcap-mobilisation-2008/stand-up-2008/world-leaders-told-not-to-let-financial-crisis-detract-from-ending-poverty-and-achieving-millennium-development-goals No publisherhelena2008-10-17T08:43:30ZPress ReleaseAnti-poverty campaigners in Asia urge governments to “bailout” the poor, too http://www.whiteband.org/Action/take-action/gcap-mobilisation-2008/stand-up-2008/anti-poverty-campaigners-in-asia-urge-governments-to-201cbailout201d-the-poor-too No publisherhelena2008-10-16T12:44:06ZPress ReleaseMARCH ON OCTOBER 17TH WILL DEMAND NEW GOVERNMENT PUTS POOR FIRST http://www.whiteband.org/Action/take-action/gcap-mobilisation-2008/stand-up-2008/march-on-october-17th-will-demand-new-government-puts-poor-first No publisherhelena2008-10-16T13:36:37ZPress ReleaseOVER ONE PERCENT OF GLOBAL POPULATION EXPECTED TO “STAND UP AND TAKE ACTION” AGAINST POVERTY AND FOR THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS ON OCTOBER 17-19 http://www.whiteband.org/Action/take-action/gcap-mobilisation-2008/stand-up-2008/over-one-percent-of-global-population-expected-to-201cstand-up-and-take-action201d-against-poverty-and-for-the-millennium-development-goals-on-october-17-19 The United Nations Millennium Campaign and Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) today announced details of some of next week’s events aimed at mobilizing more than one percent of the world’s population -- over 67 million people – on October 17-19 to demand that world leaders deliver on their promises to eradicate extreme poverty and achieve the Millennium Development Goals by 2015.No publisherhelena2008-10-14T18:16:17ZPress ReleaseBAND-AIDS FOR FINANCIAL CRISIS WILL FAIL UNLESS STRUCTURAL CAUSES OF POVERTY ADDRESSED, WARNS ANTI-POVERTY ALLIANCE http://www.whiteband.org/media/press-info/band-aids-for-financial-crisis-will-fail-unless-structural-causes-of-poverty-addressed-warns-anti-poverty-alliance The Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) alliance is warning that the economic meltdown which has spiralled in past days will have a devastating effect on people living in poverty and requires a sustained and structural approach to ensure short-term fixes do not lead to long-term damage.
No publisherhelena2008-10-16T09:45:11ZPress ReleaseMEDIA ADVISORY: ANTI-POVERTY ADVOCATES ATTEMPT TO MOBILIZE 1% OF THE WORLD’S PEOPLE TO TELL WORLD LEADERS TO END POVERTY NOW http://www.whiteband.org/Action/take-action/gcap-mobilisation-2008/stand-up-2008/media-advisory-anti-poverty-advocates-attempt-to-mobilize-1-of-the-world2019s-people-to-tell-world-leaders-to-end-poverty-now No publisherhelena2008-10-03T10:51:23ZPress ReleaseUN SUMMIT LEAVES LITTLE SPACE FOR VOICES OF PEOPLE LIVING IN POVERTY http://www.whiteband.org/Action/take-action/gcap-mobilisation-2008/mdgs-2008/un-summit-leaves-little-space-for-voices-of-people-living-in-poverty No publisherhelena2008-09-24T18:41:31ZPress ReleaseIndia: Poor Performance on Health Indicators Keeps India Off-Track on the MDGs http://www.whiteband.org/Action/take-action/gcap-mobilisation-2008/mdgs-2008/poor-performance-on-health-indicators-keeps-india-off-track-on-the-mdgs No publisherhelena2008-09-19T11:15:04ZPress ReleasePoverty Hearings: A Weapon for Change http://www.whiteband.org/Action/take-action/gcap-mobilisation-2008/mdgs-2008/poverty-hearings-a-weapon-for-change On Wednesday September 17 2008, the Global Call to Action against Poverty-Liberia will host the first in a series of poverty hearings aimed at documenting the reality of life without access to basic rights and needs experienced by many people living here today.
No publisherhelena2008-09-15T08:46:11ZPress ReleaseGCAP launches 50 days of action in Accra http://www.whiteband.org/Action/take-action/gcap-mobilisation-2008/gcap-launches-50-days-of-action-in-accra “This is the time to take a stand for what we want to change,” says Mary RobinsonNo publisherhelena2008-09-01T14:57:57ZPress Release