Make poverty history
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The document discusses poverty around the world and efforts to raise awareness and aid for impoverished populations. It notes that 30,000 children die daily due to poverty and over 850 million people do not have enough food. In response, the 1984 Band Aid single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" and subsequent Live Aid concerts in London and Philadelphia drew global attention. Later, campaigns like Live 8 and Make Poverty History put pressure on G8 leaders to increase aid and cancel debt for poor countries. While these efforts did not end poverty, they helped and demonstrated that continued cooperation is needed.
Make poverty history
- 1. CAN YOU TELL THE DIFFERENCE?
- 2. CAN YOU TELL THE DIFFERENCE?
- 3. CAN YOU TELL THE DIFFERENCE?
- 5. POOR PEOPLE LIVE IN POVERTY.
- 6. POOR PEOPLE LIVE IN POVERTY. WEALTHY PEOPLE LIVE IN WEALTH.
- 8. FACTS ABOUT POVERTY: EVERY DAY, 30 000 CHILDREN DIE AS A RESULT OF POVERTY
- 9. FACTS ABOUT POVERTY: EVERY DAY, 30 000 CHILDREN DIE AS A RESULT OF POVERTY MORE THAN 850 MILLION PEOPLE DONT HAVE ENOUGH FOOD
- 10. FACTS ABOUT POVERTY: EVERY DAY, 30 000 CHILDREN DIE AS A RESULT OF POVERTY MORE THAN 850 MILLION PEOPLE DONT HAVE ENOUGH FOOD 3 RICHEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD HAVE MORE MONEY THAN ALL 600 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE POOREST COUNTRIES
- 16. = HUNGRY
- 19. AS A RESULT OF FAMINE, ABOUT 400 000 PEOPLE DIED IN ETHIOPIA DURING THE PERIOD BETWEEN 1983 - 1985
- 26. BAND AID:DO THEY KNOW ITS CHRISTMAS? FEED THE WORLD
- 27. IN LONDON
- 28. THE VIDEO WAS FOLLOWED BY 2 CONCERTS CALLED LIVE AID IN LONDON IN PHILADELPHIA
- 29. IN 2005,MANY CONCERTS WERE ORGANIZED ACROSS THE WORLD UNDER THE NAME OF LIVE 8
- 30. THEY TRIED TO MAKE THE WORLDS MOST POWERFUL PEOPLE G8- HELP
- 31. LIVE 8 MARKED THE BEGINNING OF THE CAMPAIGN CALLED MAKE POVERTY HISTORY
- 32. IN JULY, 2005, 250 000 PEOPLE WALKED THE STREETS OF EDINBURGH TO SUPPORT THE POOR AND PUT PRESSURE ON THE G 8 GROUP THIS MARCH WAS CALLED THE LONG WALK TO JUSTICE
- 33. THE G8 LEADERS DOUBLED THE AID FROM $25 TO 50$ BILLION THEY DECIDED TO CANCEL THE DEBT OF THE 18 POOREST COUNTRIES THEY AGREED TO GIVE MONEY FOR MEDICATION ESPECIALLY TO TREAT AIDS
- 34. ALL THESE PEOPLE COULDNT MAKE POVERTY GO AWAY, BUT THEY TRIED
- 35. ALL THESE PEOPLE COULDNT MAKE POVERTY GO AWAY, BUT THEY TRIED WE COULD SUCCEED IF EVERYONE WORKS TOGETHER
- 38. BAND AID DO THE Y KNOW ITS CHRISTMAS?
- 39. U2 BEAUTIFUL DAY
- 40. DIDO & YOUSSOU NDOUR - 7 SECONDS