STAND UP and SPEAK OUT AGAINST POVERTY 2007
A NEW WORLD RECORD

THE GUINNESSS-VERIFIED RECOUNT IS IN. More than 43 million people from 127 countries have Stood Up and Spoken Out to demand a more urgent political response to the growing crisis of global poverty and inequality. From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe - from farmers in rural Nepal to students in Africa to entrepreneurs and celebrities here in Singapore - people are calling on world leaders to honour their promises to meet the Millennium Development Goals and create a world without poverty.

This is the largest social mobilisation in the history of the world - an 85 percent increase, 20 million more people than last year. Of the 43.7 million who "joined the call" during a 24-hour period on 16-17 October, nearly 33 million were in Asia. In India alone, 18 million people stood up to say it's not right to live in a world where every three seconds a child dies from poverty.

Here in Singapore, more than 4000 people participated in the event - up from just 29 a year ago. Students at Raffles Girls School, Hwa Chong JC, Hwa Chong Secondary School, Raffles Institution and NUS all raised their voices to demand that world leaders do the right thing - more and better aid, debt relief, fair trade, gender equality, public transparency and accountability.

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7.7.7 is the "mid-point" for the Millennium Development Goals. Unfortunately, most countries are lagging behind on the Millennium Declaration, a plan with eight clear-cut time-bound targets to halve extreme poverty by 2015 and eliminate it completely by 2025. On Saturday 7.7.7, local celebrities including Daniel Ong, Lim Yu Beng, Kumar and Koh Chieng Mun joined ONE (SINGAPORE) to test Singaporeans on their knowledge of global poverty and find out their views. Read more View Photos Radio Interview with Jaime Teo (Mandarin) Radio Interview - "The Breakfast Club" Press Release