Millions 'Stand Up and Speak Out' on the International Day for Eradication of Poverty

Millions 'Stand Up and Speak Out' on the International Day for Eradication of Poverty

October 18, 2007

Online Announcement of World Record Figures


Online press conference on 18th October at 14.00 GMT


    NEW YORK, Oct. 18 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Join us to
hear the officially verified Guinness World Record number
for the number of people who took part in the "Stand
Up and Speak Out" challenge on the International Day
for the Eradication of Poverty.
    Last year 23.5 million people took part across 12,000
events and this year we expected to break the record with
millions more joining the growing global movement of people
who refuse to stay seated or silent in the face of poverty
and broken promises to end it.

    Joining the press conference will be the following
speakers:
    Salil Shetty, Global Director, United Nations
Millennium Campaign
    Kumi Naidoo, Chair of the Global Call to Action against
Poverty

    Also available to answer regional questions from
journalists will be:
    Tajudeen Abdul Raheem, Africa Director, United Nations
Millennium Campaign
    Minar Pimple, Asia Director, United Nations Millennium
Campaign  
      (India/South Asia)
    Ana Agostino, Co-Chair of GCAP, Member of GCAP's
Feminist Taskforce Latin 
       America & Caribbean

    Join the online press conference by logging on to:
    http://standagainstpoverty.org/press/conference

    The press conference will take the form of a live audio
feed and journalists questions will be submitted via a chat
interface on the web page. No password is necessary to
join, you will need Adobe Flash Player.
     Please also note that video feeds of various regional
events are available via APTN at the following bulletins:
1330g/1430g and these will also run on the 1830/1930g
    Coverage from the following countries expected on these
feeds: Nairobi/Kabul/Manila/Bahawalpur, Pakistan

    For more information, please contact: 

     Ciara O'Sullivan
     GCAP Media Coordinator
     Tel:   [phone] 
            [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]

     Anand Kantaria
     Global Media Coordinator
     United Nations Millennium Campaign
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]