"Every day 30,000 children die as a result of extreme poverty. This shameful situation must end. If we have the will to act we can Make Poverty History.

This campaign calls world leaders to end poverty by ensuring more and better aid, fair trade, debt relief, supporting governments, helping poor communties keep their governments accountable and tackling climate change. We want them to honour their commitments to the Millennium Development Goals, a global plan to halve poverty by 2015.

But we can only do this with your voice. Join the millions of people in Australia and around the world who are taking action to Make Poverty History." Visit the Australian web site at....

Make Poverty History (Australia)

So, what's your view? Send me a note via my blog - see link, top right.

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