Get the Inside Story on the MDG Summit

Dear Friend,

Nearly 140 world leaders joined President Obama in New York yesterday to discuss progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). While much of the talks took place behind closed doors, you can get the inside story on what happened by joining our global briefing call this Thursday:

http://www.tonyblairfaithfoundation.org/MDGBriefing

This summit in New York may have taken place 4,000 miles from Africa, but it's a watershed moment for the continent.

The last time these leaders gathered, in 2000, they made eight landmark promises to the world's people - the Millennium Development Goals.

In the 10 years since, governments have made progress towards those goals - but not nearly enough. Some of the promises of the MDGs are in danger of being broken.

The MDG summit is an opportunity for all of us to re-affirm our commitments to the world's poorest people - and for our leaders to agree to a concrete plan to fulfill the promises of the MDGs.

Our call will be an opportunity for you to find out what you can do in your own faith community to help. Charles Abugre Akelyira, Deputy Director of the United Nations Millennium Campaign in Africa, will fill us in on outcomes from the summit and what our next steps should be.

Also joining the call will be Saleemah Abdul-Ghafur of Malaria No More, who serves as the UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Malaria. She'll discuss how faith communities and African government leaders are halting deaths from malaria - one of the MDGs.

Don't miss our briefing on Thursday:

http://www.tonyblairfaithfoundation.org/MDGBriefing

Susie McShane
Tony Blair Faith Foundation

P.S. Have you seen this video? President Jimmy Carter speaks with feeling about why we as people of faith must draw attention to extreme poverty. Watch it now:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwwlbBNY3I8