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Italy: Oxfam International & Ucodep launch joint campaign
For all. This is the name of Oxfam International and Ucodep’s first campaign since their partnership began in February that aims to ensure that development & aid makes it on to the G8 agenda in 2009, when the Italian government will lead its presidency
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Health, water and education are a right, not a privilege. This is the theme of Oxfam International and Ucodep’s FOR ALL campaign that will be presented to the press on September 26 at Arezzo, Italy; the day after the UN summit on the Millennium goals in New York.
Among the audience several Italian stars, that have in the past demonstrated their commitment to social issues, are expected to attend, demonstrating their support to Oxfam International and Ucodep’s joint campaign.
Speakers:
Farida Bena, Director of the campaigns office for Oxfam International and Ucodep
Francesco Petrelli, President ofUcodep
Vittoria Puccini, actress
Alessandro Preziosi, actor
Piero Pelù, singer
Paola Turci, singer
Davide “Dudu” Morandi, singer, Modena City Ramblers
Francesco Moneti, violinist, Modena City Ramblers
Change is possible
To many people still do not have access to medical assistance, water and education: 80 million children cannot go to school; 1,4000 women die in childbirth every day; more than 1 billion people still lack access to safe drinking water.
Change is possible. Which is why Oxfam International and Ucodep are lauching, in Italy, the For all campaign, part of Oxfam International’s global for all campaign that has already collected more than a million signatures from across the world.
Why now? Because Italy will, in 2009, be hosting the G8 summit and will therefore have a crucial role in ensuring that the commitments made by the world’s most industrialised countries to fight poverty and increase public giving to development be upheld.
According to Oxfam International and Ucodep, the time has come to start asking that basic services like health care, water and education be accessible to all: experience tells us that aid, when it is well spent, can really make a difference.
To find out more about the event: gabriele.carchella@oxfaminternational.org
To read more about Oxfam International and Ucodep: Gabriele Carchella, Oxfam International Media officer
Find out more about the Millennium Goals: www.un.org/millenniumgoals
