Hunger und Armut - hunger and poverty
Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights affirms that:
"Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and his family, including food..."
Article 11 of the Interrnational Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) states that everyone has:
"...the fundamental right of everyone to be free from hunger..."
UK only To: Your MP
Support the Vulture Funds Bill... Jubilee Debt Campaign take action
UK only To: Prospective MP's and future Prime Minister
Support the "Robin Hood Tax" and act to end Child Poverty... Save the Children take action
Support the Vulture Funds Bill... Jubilee Debt Campaign take action
UK only To: Prospective MP's and future Prime Minister
Support the "Robin Hood Tax" and act to end Child Poverty... Save the Children take action
UK To: Political Party Leaders
Go on the record with your plans to fight extreme poverty... ONE take action
UK To: The UK Government
Take action on Water and Sanitation...UNICEF take action
Go on the record with your plans to fight extreme poverty... ONE take action
UK To: The UK Government
Take action on Water and Sanitation...UNICEF take action
World to: President Obama
Keep Your Promise to end world hunger... thehungersite take action
US only to: Congress
We need a Plan to end Hunger, cut hunger in half by 2015... Mercy Corps take action
We need a Plan to end Hunger, cut hunger in half by 2015... Mercy Corps take action
US only to: Your Senator
Support the GRowth Act- help millions of women and families escape poverty... womenthrive take action
UK only To: Your MP
Support the Vulture Funds Bill... Jubilee Debt Campaign take action
Support the GRowth Act- help millions of women and families escape poverty... womenthrive take action
UK only To: Your MP
Support the Vulture Funds Bill... Jubilee Debt Campaign take action
World
Make a Stand for Water and Sanitation... worldtoiletqueue take action
Make a Stand for Water and Sanitation... worldtoiletqueue take action
US to: US Senate
Help the Poor deal with the Effects of Climate Change... CRS take action
World To: President Obama
Take the lead on hunger with the G8... Action Aid take action
UK To: Prime Minister Brown
Climate Justice when?... Christian Aid take action
UK To: Prime Minister Brown
Climate Justice Can't wait... CAFOD take action
US to: President Obama
Reform Foreign Assistance- breake the cycle of hunger and poverty for millions.... MercyCorps take action
US To: President Obama
Strengthen the Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative... CWS take action
US only To: Congress
Protect poor countries from Vulture Funds... Jubilee US take action
US To: President Obama
Make Aid work... Women Thrive Worldwide take action
Haiti to: Bill Clinton
Support Microfinance in Haiti... finca take action
US to: Congress
Fight to End Hunger... feeding america take action
US only To: The International Community
Increase funding to end preventable blindness... change.org take action
US to: Congress
reform foreign assistance... Habitat take action
US only to: Congress
Support Global Food Security Act... Care take action
World
Sign the Health and Education pledge for all... Oxfam international take action
US only to: Congress
Support Global Food Security Act... Care take action
Support Global Food Security Act... Care take action
US only To: Your Senators
End Global Poverty & Debt... Jubilee US take action
World
Stand Up - End Poverty NOW... StandUp take action
Invest in the World`s Women... to Secretary of State MercyCorps take action
US only to: Congress
Fight Chronic Hunger... Oxfam take action
US to: Congress
Break the Chains of Debt... Jubilee take action
decent work - decent life... take action
Fight Poverty by Investing in Children... accion take action
Germany
Mit Schulden fair verfahren - damit nicht die Armen die Krise bezahlen... Erlassjahr take action
World to: IMF
make a decision on gold sales that will benefit the poorest countries... Oxfam take action
US only to: your Representative
We Need a Plan to End Hunger... MercyCorps take action
BRD an die Bundesregierung
deine Stimme gegen Armut... take action
BRD an Angela Merkel
Investieren sie in die Gesundheit von Kindern... WorldVision take action
UK To: Prime Minister Brown
Be a Water & Sanitation Champion... Water Aid take action
US only To: members of Congress
Tell Congress the World's poorest need Clean Water... Mercy Corps take action
US only to: Congress
support the Food Security Act... Oxfam take action
take action
UK only to: Your PM and MEPs
help stop the vultures... JubileeDebt take action
UK only to: UK Secretary of State for Trade
listen to the serious cencers of poor Countries ... MakePovertyHistory take action
BRD an die Bundesregierung
Halten sie Wort und halbieren die Armut... Deine Stimme gegen Armut take action
World A message of support for women who endure poverty and violence everyday
... Action Aid take action
US only To: Members of Congress
Improve Foreign Aid efforts... FCNL take action
UK only To; Your MP
Pressure Gordon Brown to ensure no more Tax Secrets... Christian Aid take action
UK To: Big four Accountancy Firms
Use your influence to change the accountancy standards to stop tax evasion in developing countries... Christian Aid take action
US only to: Congress
Help Cut Hunger in Half... MercyCorps take action
BRD an die Bundesregierung
erinnere die Bundesregierung daran dass sich Deutschland verpflichtet hat, bis zum Jahr 2015 die extreme Armut weltweit zu halbieren.... Deine Stimme gegen Armut take action
Join the global movement to end poverty... StandUp take action
World To: World Leaders
Create a Climate of Justice CAFOD take action
World To: World Bank Boss
Ensure Currency Transaction Levy is discussed by world leaders...Stamp out Poverty take action
Pledge to donate a percentage of your income for those living in extreme poverty
... The life you can save take action
UK only
Pledge your support for the Groceries Ombudsman... Traidcraft take action
World To: UK Prime Minister Brown
Put people first at the G20 meeting... CAFOD take action
World To: Gordon Brown
Put poor people at the Heart of the New Economic System... Action Aid take action
EU To: EU Trade Commissioner
Stop Europe's Unfair Trade Deals... Friends of the Earth take action
UK To: PM Gordon Brown
End Global Greed... Progressio take action
Poverty only UK To: Your MP
Invite your MP to meeting on Vulture Funds... Jubilee Debt Campaign take action
US only To: New Treasury Secretary
Call for increased debt cancellation for poor countries... Jubilee USA take action
World
Sign the pledge calling for "6 Million More" trained Health Workers and Teachers in poor countries... Oxfam take action
UK To: PM Gordon Brown
Stop Tax Evasion by companies operating in developing countries... Christian Aid
Indonesia only UK to: the Chancellor
Drop arms debt... Jubileedebt take action
UK only to: the Int. Development Secretary
Debt relief is coming too slowly, and is too limited, for milions of people living in poverty, Pick up the Pace... JubileeDebt
take actionDrop arms debt... Jubileedebt take action
UK only to: the Int. Development Secretary
Debt relief is coming too slowly, and is too limited, for milions of people living in poverty, Pick up the Pace... JubileeDebt
World to: The Head of Europe`s trade policy
listen to the concerns of poor people... Traidcraft Take action
UK to the Government
A new chance to stop biofuels deepening poverty...Oxfam take action
UK to: International Development Secretary
Support a New way of dealing with Debt... Jubilee Debt Campaign take action
UK to: PM Gordon Brown
Time for a New Global Economy, call time on Global Greed... WDM take action
US only to: Your Representative
Support the GROWTH Act, help lift millions of women and families in the developing world out of poverty... WomenThrive take action
World To: Gordon Brown
Make the Link - Climate change and poverty... practical action take action
World to: Gordon Brown
Call Time on Global Greed, Don`t make the world`s poor pay for the failures of big business... WarOnWant take action
Mit Vollgas in den Hunger- gegen Steuerbefreiung von Agrotreibstoffen... Schweiz-Kolumbien take action
Bolivia
Support Bolivia`s fight against poverty... WDM take action
UK to: International Development Secretary
Support a new Debt Resolution mechanism... Jubilee Debt Campaign take action
World to: World Leaders
In My Name, pledge to end poverty... White Band Action take action
BRD to: FinanzministerSteinbrück und Entwicklungsministerin Wieczorek
geben sie den Menschen in den ärmsten Ländern der Welt ein faires Instrument zur Entschuldung... Erlassjahr take action
BRD
UN Millenniumskampagne - erinnere deinen Abgeordneten an die Versprechen... StandUp take action
World to: the President of the USA and European Union
Bail out the Hungry... act!onaid take action
UK to: the Government
a new way of dealing with debt... jubileedebtcampaign take action
US to: Presidential Candidates
Promote new leadership on global poverty and debt... Jubilee USA take action
World to: World Leaders
End Poverty and Inequality... Oxfam take action
UK: to: Various
Number of actions on Debt... Jubilee Debt Campaign take action
UK: to: international Development Minister
Pick up the Pace on Debt Relief.... Jubilee Debt Campaign take action
World: to: UK International Development Minister
Speak out on Sanitation... Tearfund take action
World: to: All
Christian Aid is determined that the voices of the poorest will be heard by the powerful... Christianaid take action
UK: to: PM Gordon Brown
Stop Children Dying from Unclean Water...UNICEF take action
Poverty: to: World Bank President, Chair of the OECD Development Assistance Committee
Make Aid Even Better... ONE take action
World: to: The UN
Join the Fight for Food... Save the Children take action
US: only US to: Members of Congress
Support Food Sovereignity Abroad...Food & Water take action
UK: to: Prime Minister Brown
Take action to stop Corporate Tax Dodging... War on Want take action
hunger: to: World Leaders
Everyone has the right to adequate food and states have an obligation to respect, protect and fulfil this right... hungerfreeplanet take action
UK: To: the Government
Various debt issues... Jubilee Debt Campaign take action
US: only US to your Senators
Support Debt cancellation for poor countries... Just Foreign Policy take action
US: only US your Congressperson, your Senators
More must be done about Hunger... care take action
USA: To: Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson
Support accelerated debt cancellation for Haiti... Jubilee USA Take action
US: (only US)
Reform US subsidies to help US taxpayers and small farmers worldwide...AFJN Take action
Global action plan for sanitary and water To: G8 leaders
EndWaterPoverty Take action
US: To: the house and Senate leadership
Support Common Sense Reform in US Food Aid Programm... just foreign policy US-Citizens International
G8: To: Germany Angela Merkel
Erinnere sie an die Versprechen-Milleniumsziele... Deine Stimme gegen Armut Take action
World Hunger Crisis: To: President Bush ONE Take action
Stop Poverty
letter to your president or prime minister supporting 0.7% in international aid.
anyone can sign these petitons
US Japan Neuseeland Canada only UK Schweiz
CLICK ON YOUR COUNTRY below to print out a simple letter to your president or prime minister supporting 0.7% in international aid...poverty.com Take action
Millenium Campaign
End poverty by 2015.This is the historic promise 189 world leaders made at the United Nations Take Action
Die Milleniums- Entwicklungsziele bis 2015 verwirklichen, Brief an Deutsche Bundeskanzlerin, Entwicklungsministerin, Finanzminister...
Take Action
Erinnere die Bundesregierung daran, dass sich Deutschland mit der Unterzeichnung der Millenniums-Erklärung im Jahr 2000 verpflichtet hat, alles zu tun, um bis zum Jahr 2015 weltweit die extreme Armut zu halbieren... Stimme gegen die Armut Take action
“STAND UP AGAINST POVERTY”, to demand a more urgent political response to the growing crisis of global poverty and inequality… STAND UP Take action
UK:
Tax is a key weapon in the fight against poverty. When multinational corporations fail to pay the tax they owe, it`s the poor who pick up the bill. Email Gordon Brown... War on want Take action
You click daily -Sponsors pay for cups of foodSupport the World's Poorest Nations: Help Lift the Debt Burden...American Jewish Committee Take action
"WE BELIEVE that in the best American tradition of helping others help themselves, now is the time to join with other countries in a historic pact for compassion and justice to help the poorest people of the world overcome AIDS and extreme poverty... One Take action
Niemand isst für sich allein, Ländliche Entwicklung stärken Bäuerliche Landwirtschaft schützen Nachhaltige Lebensmittelproduktion fördern...Brot für die Welt Take action
