The Global Call to Action Against Poverty helps to legitimize the work of eradicating poverty say many campaigners gathered in Uruguay. Here today, front line campaigners are planning their next global actions to make political leaders accountable. Seven years ago now the world leaders made promises of aid dollars. by 2015 poverty was to be substantially eradicated through achieving the Millennium Development Goals.

Thunder rolled across the ocean here in Montevideo last night as campaigners worked late into the evening. Lightning lit up the sky in a spectacular fashion. We will be travelling through much more turbulent weather as campaigners engage millions of people on earth to Stand Up and Speak Out against poverty… to demand that our elected officials keep their commitments.