Online Announcement of World Record Figures
Online press conference on 18th October at 14.00 GMT
NEW YORK, Oct. 18 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Join us to hear the officially verified Guinness World Record number for the number of people who took part in the "Stand Up and Speak Out" challenge on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.
Last year 23.5 million people took part across 12,000 events and this year we expected to break the record with millions more joining the growing global movement of people who refuse to stay seated or silent in the face of poverty and broken promises to end it.
Joining the press conference will be the following speakers:
Salil Shetty, Global Director, United Nations Millennium Campaign
Kumi Naidoo, Chair of the Global Call to Action against Poverty
Also available to answer regional questions from journalists will be:
Tajudeen Abdul Raheem, Africa Director, United Nations Millennium Campaign
Minar Pimple, Asia Director, United Nations Millennium Campaign
(India/South Asia)
Ana Agostino, Co-Chair of GCAP, Member of GCAP's Feminist Taskforce Latin
America & Caribbean
Join the online press conference by logging on to:
http://standagainstpoverty.org/press/conference
The press conference will take the form of a live audio feed and journalists questions will be submitted via a chat interface on the web page. No password is necessary to join, you will need Adobe Flash Player.
Please also note that video feeds of various regional events are available via APTN at the following bulletins: 1330g/1430g and these will also run on the 1830/1930g
Coverage from the following countries expected on these feeds: Nairobi/Kabul/Manila/Bahawalpur, Pakistan
For more information, please contact:
Ciara O'Sullivan
GCAP Media Coordinator
Tel: +44-77672-46880
+34-679-594-809
Email: ciara_os@hotmail.com
Anand Kantaria
Global Media Coordinator
United Nations Millennium Campaign
Tel: +1-212-906-6783
Email: Anand.kantaria@undp.org