2005…A Historic Year of Global Action
More than 36 million people around the world raised their voices and demanded action from world leaders on the three GCAP Global White Band Days.
Source: GCAP
07/04/2006: When GCAP (of which Make Poverty-Emirates is the national branch in the UAE) was launched no one quite expected the impressive impact the coalition would have. This diverse array of actors united in their call for the elimination of extreme poverty, by demanding an increase in aid quantity as well as aid quality, debt cancellation and trade justice on three global white band days:
The first White Band Day coincided with the G8 Summit in Gleneagles, the second with the UN World Summit in New York, and the third, and final white Band Day, with the World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference in Hong Kong, just days after Human Rights Day on 10 December.
On three White Band Days people of every age, colour and creed marched through villages and cities, organised peoples’ summits against poverty, flown kites, released doves, attended concerts against poverty, wrapped iconic buildings in white bands, rated their governments’ compliance to MDG targets through shadow reports and testimonials, signed petitions, delivered letters to heads of state, and shined a ’spotlight’ on trade injustice, all to publicly demand urgent action from world leaders towards eliminating poverty.
Highlights from White Band Days:
White Band Day 3: 10th December 2005 (WTO focus)
White Band Day 2: 10th September 2005 (UN Summit focus)
White Band Day 1: 1st July 2005 (G8 Summit focus)
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