Come Join ONE Singapore at Mimolette to Stand Up Against Poverty on 16th October 2009.

And if you are able to, please do bring canned food donations! These donations will go directly to Food From the Heart and funds raised on this night will also go towards buying canned food at FOOD XERVICES's charity Warehouse Sale on 17th October.

For the fourth year in a row, millions of people around the world will Stand Up and Take Action to show their support for the fight against poverty and for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

This year, Stand Up will take place against the backdrop of a deepening financial crisis and a slowing global economy. It is a time of great challenge for development in general and for the MDGs in particular. Already, we are seeing the potentially devastating impact of this on the world’s poorest and most vulnerable. We know that the current economic climate threatens to undo and possibly even reverse the very significant gains that have been made towards achieving the MDGs.

With just six years left to the 2015 deadline for the achievement of the Goals, we cannot afford to let this happen. The achievement of the MDGs must remain a priority on the global political and public agenda.

To find out more, go to //www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=148876778233

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