About Five Thousands Ukrainians Joined Stand Up Against PovertyUkraine, 17 October, 2007: Today the "STAND UP AND SPEAK OUT
AGAINST POVERTY" initiative took place for the first time in Ukraine devoted
to the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. In different cities of
Ukraine 4926 people symbolically stood up to support the global movement
against poverty and set a new Guinness World Record.
Schools
and universities, youth centers and civil society activists stood up against
poverty and inequality and spoke out for MDGs in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Khmelnytskiy, Zaporizhzhya, Kherson
and Ivankiv, Borodyanka, Slavutych.
UN
Resident Coordinator in Ukraine
Mr. Francis O'Donnell stated «Eradicating poverty and inequality is the
strategic goal of all countries in the world. No one should stand aside of
these problems because only by addressing these challenges our world becomes
better place for living of all people".
Mr.
O'Donnell said that the STAND UP AGAINST POVERTY initiative was launched in
2006. On this day last year, 23.5
million people stood up against poverty in a 24 hour period setting a new
Guinness World Record. And he continued "I hope due to Ukraine's and
other countries support, last year Guinness Record will be at least doubled".
On
October 17, 2007 millions of people worldwide physically and symbolically stood
up and demanded their governments keep their promise to achieve the Millennium
Development Goals by 2015. They called on political leaders to deliver more and
better aid to the poorest nations,
implement fairer trade conditions, cancel debt, ensure gender equality. Events were
taking place in over 100 countries. These events ranged from major rallies and
concerts to gatherings in school assemblies, town halls and refugee camps.
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