No Poverty is the first of the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals and we long for a world where everyone has enough and no one lives in poverty. Stand Up/Sing Out Against Poverty is an excellent opportunity to show our solidarity and commitment to ending poverty in our country and around the globe. I hope that many, many schools and churches can get involved to show they care."
Stephen Cottrell Archbishop of York, seen getting down to work with Fledglings at Finchampstead a while back, writes in support of StandUp in March 2023
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Sustainable development, social justice and peacecannot be achieved without more meaningful opportunities for young people to unleash their creativity and share their experiences...Young people have the power to lead and create the SDG story that we all want: more inclusive, peaceful and sustainable societies."
Marina Ponti, Global Director of the UN SDG Action Campaign seen meeting with team members, writes about the launch of Canon EMEA's Young People Programme (YPP) “Inspiring Change Initiative” to inspire, educate, and empower young people to share their stories of change for a more sustainable world.
London June 2022
