LONDON, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- British actors and musicians
including Scarlett Johansson, Bono and Paul MacCartney, have joined
together to end extrme poverty.SAVE MONEY ON TRAVEL DEALS
The year-long charity campaign, Make Poverty History, wants
world leaders to cancel debts to poor nations and provide better aid
packages to the poor, the BBC reported Saturday.
The effort is supported by more than 100 charities including
World Vision, unions and faith groups.
The campaign, to coincide with Britain hosting the G8 summit
in Scotland and taking over presidency of the European Union,
challenges Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair to address the
problems of trade, aid and debt in developing countries.
"We can make extreme poverty history, I really believe
that", Bono said. "The kind of stupid poverty where kids are dying
for the lack of an immunization that costs 20 cents, or for lack of
food in a world of plenty. Don't we want to be the generation that
says no to that?"
