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In My Name launch: Celebrities urge world leaders to end poverty by 2015 |
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Friday, 26 September 2008 |
Ahead of an emergency UN Summit on the
Millennium Development Goals this week in New York, dignitaries, activists and
celebrities including Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan, Emeritus
Archbishop Desmond Tutu , Annie Lennox, John Legend, Rahul Bose, Anqelique
Kidjo, Scarlett Johansson, Missy Higgins, Emmanuel Jal, Wyclef Jean and Mischa
Barton have come together for the Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP)
to challenge their leaders to keep their promise to halve poverty by 2015.
Front man of the Black Eyed Peas, Will.i.am, has written a song
titled In My Name, which calls on world citizens to exercise their power and
demand their governments keep their promises to the worlds poor. The song,
which is to be released on 25 September, will be downloadable free of charge
and will mark the launch of a global campaign action In My Name.
"We can be the generation that ends
poverty," said will.i.am.
"Politicians promised in 2000 to halve poverty in 15 years. They made this
pledge in my name, now they must act to achieve it."
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