Hello,

Summer may be coming to an end but the campaign to make poverty history certainly is not.

Less than a week from now, hundreds of world leaders will meet in New York for the UN World Summit. It’s a chance for them to build on the progress already made in 2005 and go much further in the fight against poverty.

Take these simple actions now:Email Tony Blair
Urge the Prime Minister to do all he can to put pressure on other countries at the summit and stop world leaders failing the world’s poorest people.
Click here to email Tony Blair

Don’t bin the band!
This Saturday is the second White Band Day. Join millions of people across the world in wearing your white band and encourage all your friends to wear one too.
Click here to get a white band

Picture an end to poverty.
Send us your white band picture – we’ll use it to show world leaders that we are always watching them!
Click here to upload your photo

Some of the world’s most powerful governments are trying to back down on the promises they have made to poor countries. Even the steps agreed at the G8 Summit in Gleneagles look at risk of collapse. This would be a disaster for the world’s poorest people.

Tony Blair has a vital part to play. As holder of the European Union presidency, he will be a powerful player in New York. Now is the time to remind Tony Blair that we are watching and we expect him to do all he can to ensure the summit delivers a real breakthrough. If he fails, one of the most precious opportunities in years will be lost.

Please act now and help bring an end to the extreme poverty that means a child dies every 3 seconds.

Thank you,

The Make Poverty History team