The Millennium Campaign 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.
On 16 - 17 October The Millennium Campaign will join forces with the Global Call to Action against Poverty (GCAP) and a wide range of global partners, including faith based groups, local governments, youth groups, media and other key actors, to mobilize millions more people to “STAND UP and SPEAK OUT” to break the 2006 World Record.
Last year, with the support of over 23.5 million people, a new Guinness World Record was set for the greatest number of people to physically and symbolically “Stand Up Against Poverty and for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)” within 24 hours. This massive mobilization sent a clear message to decision-makers that there is a growing global movement of people no longer prepared to stay seated or silent in the face of poverty and broken promises.
Monitored by Guinness World Records the challenge will take place over 24 hours between 9.00pm (GMT) on October 16 and 9.00pm (GMT) October 17.
Find out how you can be a part of it at www.standagainstpoverty.org.
