Malala, Tutu back global anti-poverty push in ‘crucial year’
By Katie Nguyen LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Almost 1 billion more people will face a life of extreme poverty unless world leaders make progress on poverty and climate change at two crucial summits this year, according to a campaign backed by public figures such as Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai. The "action/2015" campaign was launched on Thursday by 1,000 groups – representing interests ranging from human rights and the environment to development and health – to put pressure on governments ahead of a U.N. summit in September. The New York summit is expected to see world leaders agree on a set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for the next 15 years to replace and build on the 15-year-old Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which expire this year.
