NEWS Australian-made campaign urges global action on poverty-ABC Radio
NEWS Australian-made campaign urges global action on poverty-ABC Radio
07/07/2009
It's now estimated that one point 4-billion people worldwide are living on less than US$1 a day. The sobering statistics have inspired an international awareness campaign on poverty that was be launched in Melbourne last night and will be taken on a world tour in a variety of languages. Both the former Young Australian of the Year, Hugh Evans, and actor, Hugh Jackman, are involved. They hope the project will inspire a global audience to make a difference and prompt all governments to keep their foreign aid commitments.
