Sign the online appeal by Sept 10th to deliver your signature to UN Summit

Millions of people around the world live in abject poverty; around 1 billion people live in slums; more than half million women die each year from complications related to pregnancy and child birth – one every minute; people living in poverty are discriminated against,and their human rights violated by individuals, organised groups and by the state.

In the year 2000 countries around the world, under the aegis of the United Nations, agreed to eight Millennium Development Goals (MDG) to eradicate poverty by 2015. They are,

• End poverty and hunger
• Universal education
• Gender equality
• Child health
• Maternal health
• Combat HIV/AIDS
• Environmental sustainability
• Global partnership

(Find more information about MDG at http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/)

Now in the year 2010, just five years from the deadline, we are nowhere near making these goals a reality. This September 2010, world leaders will meet in the UN Millennium Development Goals Summit to accelerate the progress towards achieving MDG targets by 2015. Sign the online petition using the below mentioned URL and put across your voice and demand an increased focus on human rights protection as the solution to global poverty. Ace human rights organisation, Amnesty International will deliver your signature to MDG Summit Presidents.

http://www.amnesty.org/en/appeals-for-action/put-human-rights-heart-global-fight-against-poverty-1

Source: Official websites of the United Nations and Amnesty International