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Tell Bush to Help Lift Millions of Women and Children Out of Poverty
Target: George W. Bush, President, United StatesSponsored by: Mercy Corps
Every minute, one woman dies in childbirth, 20 children die of starvation and two women die from AIDS. These are needless, preventable and unacceptable deaths.
Women and children disproportionately bear the weight of extreme poverty around the world. In many countries, women are routinely denied access to resources and even the most basic education, making it virtually impossible for them to adequately provide for their children and themselves.
Five years ago, all 189 members of the United Nations agreed to eight Millennium Development Goals, which set 15-year targets for, among other things, eradicating extreme poverty, enrolling every child in primary school, empowering women, reducing child mortality and improving maternal health. Meeting these goals, all nations agreed, requires a global partnership between countries both rich and poor.
On Sept. 14-16, the leaders of some 170 nations will gather in New York City for the World Summit, where they will take stock of their progress toward meeting the Millennium Development Goals. Time is running out. Many nations have made significant strides -- Tanzania now offers free primary education to all, Uganda reversed the spread of AIDS and Bangladesh narrowed the gender gap in school attendance. But without bold U.S. leadership to achieve the goals by the 2015 deadline, many countries will fall short of the targets.
Urge President Bush to demonstrate U.S. leadership by playing an active role at the Summit and reaffirming America's commitment to doing our part to achieve the Millennium Development Goals by 2015.
Please join Mercy Corps and the ONE Campaign in our fight to overcome extreme poverty around the world. Now is the time to lend your voice to this historic effort.
Women and children disproportionately bear the weight of extreme poverty around the world. In many countries, women are routinely denied access to resources and even the most basic education, making it virtually impossible for them to adequately provide for their children and themselves.
Five years ago, all 189 members of the United Nations agreed to eight Millennium Development Goals, which set 15-year targets for, among other things, eradicating extreme poverty, enrolling every child in primary school, empowering women, reducing child mortality and improving maternal health. Meeting these goals, all nations agreed, requires a global partnership between countries both rich and poor.
On Sept. 14-16, the leaders of some 170 nations will gather in New York City for the World Summit, where they will take stock of their progress toward meeting the Millennium Development Goals. Time is running out. Many nations have made significant strides -- Tanzania now offers free primary education to all, Uganda reversed the spread of AIDS and Bangladesh narrowed the gender gap in school attendance. But without bold U.S. leadership to achieve the goals by the 2015 deadline, many countries will fall short of the targets.
Urge President Bush to demonstrate U.S. leadership by playing an active role at the Summit and reaffirming America's commitment to doing our part to achieve the Millennium Development Goals by 2015.
Please join Mercy Corps and the ONE Campaign in our fight to overcome extreme poverty around the world. Now is the time to lend your voice to this historic effort.
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# 100:
7:58 pm PDT, Aug 29,
Name not displayed, California
# 99:
7:49 pm PDT, Aug 29,
Name not displayed, North Carolina
Over half of the world's population lives in dismal poverty. Many survive on less than $1 per day. Many children in low-income nations die due to malnourishment and preventable diseases. Many children do not even get the chance to attend school. Women in low-income nations are at great risk for being abused, malnourshed, and uneducated. Both women and children worldwide are being exploited by the sex trade, sweatshops, child slavery, and other evils. It is time for it to end. www.tolerance.org
Over half of the world's population lives in dismal poverty. Many survive on less than $1 per day. Many children in low-income nations die due to malnourishment and preventable diseases. Many children do not even get the chance to attend school. Women in low-income nations are at great risk for being abused, malnourshed, and uneducated. Both women and children worldwide are being exploited by the sex trade, sweatshops, child slavery, and other evils. It is time for it to end. www.tolerance.org
# 98:
5:24 pm PDT, Aug 29,
Christa Murray, North Carolina
# 97:
3:18 pm PDT, Aug 29,
Albena Gesheva, Pennsylvania
# 96:
3:12 pm PDT, Aug 29,
Tina Erbst, Illinois
# 95:
12:39 pm PDT, Aug 29,
Erin Dart, Massachusetts
# 94:
11:07 am PDT, Aug 29,
Name not displayed, Louisiana
No comment.
No comment.
# 93:
11:00 am PDT, Aug 29,
Heidi Rademacher, New Jersey
Ugh! GET THE PICTURE BUSH!! Even grade-schoolers can tell you that we SHOULD be helping those that NEED it rather than wasting money on more weapons and drilling for oil! America claims to "solve problems" but all the government has done so far is go into war!
Ugh! GET THE PICTURE BUSH!! Even grade-schoolers can tell you that we SHOULD be helping those that NEED it rather than wasting money on more weapons and drilling for oil! America claims to "solve problems" but all the government has done so far is go into war!
# 92:
10:00 am PDT, Aug 29,
Vidya Sims, California
# 91:
9:57 am PDT, Aug 29,
Diana(ANIMALSPIRIT) Martz, Ohio
" GET UR DONE "!!!!!!!!!
" GET UR DONE "!!!!!!!!!
# 90:
9:10 am PDT, Aug 29,
Krepta Draconis, Massachusetts
# 89:
5:49 am PDT, Aug 29,
Ashley Winkler, Texas
# 88:
4:29 am PDT, Aug 29,
Name not displayed, North Dakota
# 87:
1:17 am PDT, Aug 29,
Lynn Rizzo, Kentucky
# 86:
1:05 am PDT, Aug 29,
Name not displayed, Finland
# 85:
12:57 am PDT, Aug 29,
Jenn Gunder, California
# 84:
11:43 pm PDT, Aug 28,
Marsha Graff, Arizona
The Millennium Development Goals were agreed to...and you, Mr. Bush, also agreed. Now you need to follow through to achieve our part of this goal. I have not been impressed with your former decisions, up until now I have disagreed with nearly everything you've done. So, for people like me, please do this honorable thing and keep your word
The Millennium Development Goals were agreed to...and you, Mr. Bush, also agreed. Now you need to follow through to achieve our part of this goal. I have not been impressed with your former decisions, up until now I have disagreed with nearly everything you've done. So, for people like me, please do this honorable thing and keep your word
# 83:
10:42 pm PDT, Aug 28,
Kerrie D'Ercole, Massachusetts
# 82:
10:41 pm PDT, Aug 28,
Christina Hahn, Arizona
# 81:
9:33 pm PDT, Aug 28,
Vickie Allen, Michigan
Mr. Bush, this cause is one I am sure you will want to support...after all it will bring you into the headlines of many newspapers across the world. You know, where you most like to be...in the lime light. Seldom do you do anything that in my opinion is worth world praise, and least of all the praise of Americans, but who knows, they say there is first time for everything.
Mr. Bush, this cause is one I am sure you will want to support...after all it will bring you into the headlines of many newspapers across the world. You know, where you most like to be...in the lime light. Seldom do you do anything that in my opinion is worth world praise, and least of all the praise of Americans, but who knows, they say there is first time for everything.
# 80:
7:24 pm PDT, Aug 28,
Christopher Yock, California
# 79:
6:50 pm PDT, Aug 28,
Thomas Grow, Ohio
# 78:
5:05 pm PDT, Aug 28,
Jimmy Mach, Minnesota
# 77:
4:44 pm PDT, Aug 28,
Dawn Carroll, New York
# 76:
2:57 pm PDT, Aug 28,
Name not displayed, Canada
# 75:
2:27 pm PDT, Aug 28,
Gibran Mancus, West Virginia
# 74:
2:06 pm PDT, Aug 28,
Annie Voois, Netherlands
I THINK YOU WANT IT TO!!!
I THINK YOU WANT IT TO!!!
# 73:
1:39 pm PDT, Aug 28,
David Dunkleberger, Pennsylvania
# 72:
1:07 pm PDT, Aug 28,
Name not displayed, Minnesota
# 71:
12:32 pm PDT, Aug 28,
Irene Cordray, Florida
# 70:
12:08 pm PDT, Aug 28,
Carmen Stauss, Indiana
# 69:
11:56 am PDT, Aug 28,
Lawrence Smith, BA, Georgia
Contained within every evil(republican) act are the seeds of its own destruction. Adhere to the teachings of Jesus, as contained in The Urantia Book, or else suffer the consequences. It IS that simple. TRUTH has been spoken to power, Peace will prevail. Buck Fush!
Contained within every evil(republican) act are the seeds of its own destruction. Adhere to the teachings of Jesus, as contained in The Urantia Book, or else suffer the consequences. It IS that simple. TRUTH has been spoken to power, Peace will prevail. Buck Fush!
# 68:
11:36 am PDT, Aug 28,
John Bass, California
Bolton is being sent in to ruin this accord and undermine international law. We will not have peace or prosperity while the Neo-cons are conning the American people and in control. The quickest way to re-start international accords that work is to impeach Bush and co. for authorizing torture, an illegal invasion and occupation and a host of other crimes.
Bolton is being sent in to ruin this accord and undermine international law. We will not have peace or prosperity while the Neo-cons are conning the American people and in control. The quickest way to re-start international accords that work is to impeach Bush and co. for authorizing torture, an illegal invasion and occupation and a host of other crimes.
# 67:
11:34 am PDT, Aug 28,
Lena Maria Sand, Norway
# 65:
10:46 am PDT, Aug 28,
Name not displayed, Oregon
# 64:
10:43 am PDT, Aug 28,
Mary Shug, Wisconsin
# 63:
9:48 am PDT, Aug 28,
Theresa Reynolds, Massachusetts
# 62:
9:28 am PDT, Aug 28,
Robyn Raban, Florida
# 61:
8:32 am PDT, Aug 28,
Linn Page, Virginia
# 60:
8:12 am PDT, Aug 28,
KellyMarie McClintock, Canada
I am positive that if these women and children were deemed terrorists, Bush would find the money to spend on exterminating them. If you are not rich, you do not matter to him. He is a war mongering jackass who always seems to be on vacation no matter what is going on in the world. Good luck making this poor excuse for a president stand by his word.
I am positive that if these women and children were deemed terrorists, Bush would find the money to spend on exterminating them. If you are not rich, you do not matter to him. He is a war mongering jackass who always seems to be on vacation no matter what is going on in the world. Good luck making this poor excuse for a president stand by his word.
# 59:
5:36 am PDT, Aug 28,
Becky Forde, United Kingdom
These are vital goals for many countries to achieve and take seriously. In 2005, there shouldn't be the same problems that existed decades before. Progress should be made and REAL commitment given to these goals and aims from every country, but especially America.
These are vital goals for many countries to achieve and take seriously. In 2005, there shouldn't be the same problems that existed decades before. Progress should be made and REAL commitment given to these goals and aims from every country, but especially America.
# 58:
4:38 am PDT, Aug 28,
Name not displayed, Alabama
# 57:
4:31 am PDT, Aug 28,
Marilyn Bartlett, New York
# 56:
11:33 pm PDT, Aug 27,
Yareth Fernandez, Texas
# 55:
11:10 pm PDT, Aug 27,
Sarah Tidsbury, Canada
# 54:
10:23 pm PDT, Aug 27,
Maria Angela Grow, Ohio
# 53:
9:38 pm PDT, Aug 27,
Alex Chauvette, California
# 52:
9:28 pm PDT, Aug 27,
Bethani Goste, Kansas
# 51:
8:47 pm PDT, Aug 27,
Barbara Tomlinson, Washington