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Jun 24The day before the General Assembly’s high-level summit on the economic crisis, the Director of the Millennium Campaign says financial institutions have received ten times more money in bailouts in the past year than poor countries have received in aid in the past 49 years – showing that finding money is a matter of political will, not lack of resources.
- June 19, 2009
On June 19th, actions across the global are dedicated to the MDGs. 10 Days of Action: Countdown to Commitments is a collaborative effort by organizations and networks advocating for a more just, equitable and sustainable global economy leading up the UN Conference on the Impact of the Financial Crisis on Developing Countries from 24-26 June, 2009.
- June 18, 2009
Rome, June 12, 2009: On the occasion of the G-8 Development Minister’s Meeting that took place at the Foreign Ministry in Rome on June 11-12, GCAP Italy organized a stunt in Piazza del Popolo in order to grab the attention of G-8 leaders. A huge weight with the word “crisis” crushed southern poor people while representations of G-8 leaders remained indifferent and kept on drinking coffee and reading the newspa
- June 18, 2009
Rome, May 29, 2009: The award ceremony for the creative competition “Little authors of great thoughts: G-8 children write to the big leaders” today took place at Villa Wolkonsky, residence of the British Ambassador in Italy, in the presence of British Ambassador Edward Chaplin, actor Colin Firth, Italian Millennium Campaign Coordinator Marta Guglielmetti and Tavola della Pace Coordinator Flavio Lotti. Even the President of the Republic of Italy sent a message to the young authors.
- Millennium Campaign Announces Passing of Dr. Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem, Deputy Director for Africa
Nairobi, May 25, 2009: It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of the United Nations Millennium Campaign Deputy Director for Africa and leading Pan-Africanist Dr. Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem. He passed away in a road accident on his way to launch a maternal health campaign in Kigali, Rwanda. The accident happened early this morning on Mombasa road en route to Jomo Kenyatta airport, in Nairobi, Kenya.
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- Please join in passing on our deepest condolences to his wife and his two children and his extended family
- Message of condolence by Archbishop Ndungane










