October 16 – 18, millions of people gathered at over 3000 “Stand Up, Take Action, End Poverty Now!” events in more than 120 countries calling for an end to one of the most troubling issues facing mankind – poverty. This mass gathering of people – 173 million – has been …
Keep a Child Alive (KCA), an organization co-founded by singer-songwriter Alicia Keys to provide life-saving anti-retroviral treatment, care, and support services to children and families whose lives have been affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa and India, on October 15 hosted a star-studded event at the Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, to …
October 17 marks the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, a commemoration that first took place in Paris, France, on October 17, 1987, when more than 100,000 people gathered to honor victims of extreme poverty, violence and hunger. Among victims of these burning issues are children. In Africa, millions …
UN refugee agency chief António Guterres on October 16 called for more international attention toward a war ravaged Congo, where millions of people have been killed and millions displaced. The High Commissioner was speaking during a visit to Goma, a city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. “If you look at the …
