173 million people took stand with UN against poverty

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United Nations, New York, 21 October 2009 - More than 173 million people took part in the global Stand Up Against Poverty Campaign last weekend setting a new world record for the largest mobilization of human beings in history.

Stand Up Against Poverty:
http://standagainstpoverty.org/

News Story:
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=32653&Cr=poverty&Cr1=

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