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Stand Up Take Action 2009
Last year 116 million people worldwide Stood Up and Took Action to show their support for the fight against poverty. This year on October 16-18 join the global movement for MDGs to send a clear and urgent message to decision makers.
This year from October 16-18, 2009, Stand Up will take place against the backdrop of a deepening financial crisis and a slowing global economy. It is a time of great challenge for development in general and the MDGs in particular.
The world’s poorest and most vulnerable are already seeing the potentially devastating impact of this crisis. The current economic climate threatens to undo and possibly even reverse the very significant gains that have been made towards achieving the MDGs.
With just six years left to the 2015 deadline for the achievement of the Goals, the achievement of the MDGs must remain a priority on the global political and public agenda.
Our policy messages and actions must reflect the urgency of the situation and must be an instrument to convey the sense of our growing impatience and intolerance of excuses for and distractions from the implementation of policies and programmes that address the poorest and most vulnerable.
Thematic Focus
This year Stand Up will once again provide an energetic, high impact platform for people to raise the profile of MDG- related issues relevant to their region, country or community. Beginning on the World Food Day (October 16), the focus will be greater on food security and on hunger.
But in recognition of the fact that many of the MDGs directly linked to the status of women are not doing well, campaigners are encouraged to give this year’s Stand Up a clear focus on holding governments accountable for improving the status of women and their rights.
Strengthening Actions to Achieve Maximum Policy Impact
This year the intention is to significantly strengthen the action component of the mobilisation. A major focus of this year’s Stand Up will be to target Parliamentarians/legislators at the Federal (and where appropriate) at the provincial level.
This could include early planning to persuade Parliamentarians to Stand Up in the house, to organise a Parliamentary debate and to pass necessary laws and policies for the achievement of the MDGs. Writing to Parliamentarians through letters, emails or text messages in large numbers can make a difference.
If you are interested in this collaboration with United Nations Millennium Campaign, please complete and return the activity template (see below)at [mc-asia@un.org] by September 15, 2009.
Click on the links below to know more.
SUTA Activity Template
List of Goal Driven Actions
Types and Nature of Actions
For more information, contact:
Kallayaphorn (Jasmine) Jaruphand
UN Millennium Campaign, Asia Regional Office
Tel: +66 89 777 4558
Email: jaruphand@un.org
