Stand Up, Take Action, End Poverty Now!
The United Nations Millennium Campaign Collaborates with Skype and Ustream to Raise Awareness for Eradicating Extreme Poverty
"Stand Up, Take Action, End Poverty Now!" is a United Nations campaign that demands for world leaders to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – a set of promises to eradicate extreme poverty and its root causes by 2015. On October 12-15, in the lead-up to the mobilization, former Irish President Mary Robinson and African entertainers Femi Kuti, Angelique Kidjo and Yvonne Chakachaka will be among a group of high profile decision makers and cultural celebrities participating in a 30 minute conversation with ordinary citizens around the world to discuss poverty and its root causes. The conversations will take place over Skype and for the first time ever the Skype calls will be broadcast live using Ustream on Facebook.

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Friday, March 5th.

Olufunmilayo Balogun-Alexander, Technical Advisor at the International Planned Parenthood Federation, will speak about maternal health with Alice Dora Amoyaw, Midwife in-charge and Administrator of the Alidor Maternity Home in Ghana, and Cecilia Senoo-Ledonou, a nurse and midwife in Ghana.

Thursday, March 4th Call: Decent Work

gender activists will participate in a global conversation focused on decent work.

Wednesday March 3th

Discussion with Monica Amollo and Pauline Awoko, gender activists in Kenya, about women’s empowerment.

Nigerian Speaker of the House speaks to Italian Parliamentarian Oct. 15

Nigerian Speaker of the House speaks to Italian Parliamentarian Oct. 15, 2009 as part of the United Nations Millennium Campaign, Stand Up, Take Action.

Mary Robinson Speaks with Indian Youth, Oct. 15, 2009

Mary Robinson Speaks with Indian Youth Stand Up, Take Action - 16 to 18 October 2009 10/15/09 07:07AM

Angelique Kidjo Speaks to Ugandan Youth Oct. 14, 2009

Angelique Kidjo Speaks to Ugandan Youth on Oct. 14, 2009 as part of the United Nations Millennium Campaign, Stand Up, Take Action

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