We will spare no effort to free our fellow men, women and children from the abject and dehumanising conditions of extreme poverty, to which more than a billion of them are currently subjected. Millennium Declaration of the United Nations
Last year, more than 116 million Stood Up and Took Action to end poverty in support of the Millennium Development Goals. This year, join the growing movement on 16-18 October. Join an event or organize your own: register your participation to
Stand Up and be counted - make your voice heard.
Concert organized by "Global Responsibility", 17 October 2009,18:00 hours, Vienna Museumsquartier: The Austrian Non-governmental Organization and Platform for Development and Humanitarian Aid "Global Responsibilty" will organize an event at the Vienna Museumsquartier on 17 October, featuring the Brazilian musician Celia Mara, SambAttac and the Austrian hip-hop artist Skero (Texta). The umbrella organization of 39 Austrian NGOs calls for action from world leaders and governments to meet their promises and show their support for ending extreme poverty and achieving the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015. For further information, please see:
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Panel Discussion: "Ways of Solidarity in Global Development", Austrian Research Institute for International Development (ÖFSE),16 October 2009, 18:00 hours:Programme
