Charities and rock stars join forces to tackle world poverty

doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7482.59-a

BMJ 2005;330:59 (8 January), doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7482.59-a

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Charities and rock stars join forces to tackle world poverty

Lynn Eaton

London

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Rich countries should increase aid and make it work better forpoor people, cancel world debt, and change the rules of worldtrade so that they favour the interests of the poor. That wasthe new year's message to Britain's prime minister, Tony Blair,from a coalition of more than 100 UK charities, trades unions,and campaigners, including rock and pop stars.

Their Make Poverty History campaign, which was launched on 1January, came as the tsunami disaster in South East Asia broughtharrowing television images of the tragedy directly into thehomes of those in the developed world, highlighting the conditionsof poorer countries.

The coalition, which includes Oxfam, Wateraid, and the WorldMedical Fund, is calling on Mr Blair to change the unfair traderules and high levels of debt that hinder the developing world.It is part of a global call to action, a worldwide movementthat . . . [Full text of this article]

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