Fairfax Corporation, Terrace of houses in the slums, Sydney ca. 1930, nla.obj-163120156
The following sites are useful sources on campains against poverty:
- The United Nations Millennium Development Goals are eight goals, which range from halving extreme poverty and hunger to halting the spread of HIV/AIDS, all by the target date of 2015. EndPoverty 2015 forms part of the UN Millennium Campaign.
- United Nations 2015: Time for Global Action expands upon the Millennium Development Goals proposing a sustainable development plan for countries post 2015 to erradicate poverty and inequality.
- On 22 December 1992 the United Nations General Assembly declared October 17 as the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. The site includes information on previous yearly campaigns. Anti-Poverty Week was established in Australia as an expansion of the UN’s International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.
- Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) is an alliance of groups and organizations calling for action from the world’s leaders to meet their promises to end poverty and inequality.
- Jubilee Australia seeks to reduce the number of poverty related deaths through the cancellation of 100% of poor countries bilateral, multilateral and private debt.
- Australian Council for International Development unites Australia's non-government aid and international development organisations to strengthen their collective impact against poverty.
Some useful print resources include:
- You’re history: how people make the difference
- Developmental pathways to poverty reduction.
- The Millennium development goals: raising the resources to tackle world poverty
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