And make global poverty promise on fifth anniversary of Nelson Mandela's speech
Ann Keen MP is urging people across Brentford & Isleworth to join celebrities like Davina McCall, Mariella Frostrup, Richard Wilson and Meera Syal by signing up to support a new campaign against global poverty – on the fifth anniversary of Nelson Mandela's Make Poverty History speech in Trafalgar Square.
In a campaign video released yesterday, the celebrities invite people to show their support for a new law that would commit the UK to spend 0.7% of national income on development assistance, by signing up at www.GlobalPovertyPromise.com - where you can also see the video. See also Ann Keen MP back the campaign on video
The celebrities highlight how small 0.7% is - yet how much of a difference it will make to lives in the developing world. The www.globalpovertypromise.com website is part of a campaign to put Britain’s promise to raise international development aid to 0.7% of national income by 2013 into law.
Ann Keen MP said, “People across Brentford & Isleworth constituency are proud of what we’ve achieved and the help we’ve given to people living lives of poverty in developing countries. We’ve campaigned to Make Poverty History and kept our promises through this global recession.
“I am urging people to go online today and join me and celebrities like Davina McCall by signing up at globalpovertypromise.com”
To back the campaign and see the celebrity video, go to: www.globalpovertypromise.com
To find out how Mandela’s call to action has been delivered on see www.dfid.gov.uk/mph5years
February 4, 2010
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