I got to deliver a message today on behalf of the Global Call to Action Against Poverty, the international campaign that the Make Poverty History Canada is part of, to the United Nations General Assembly. The occasion was a special Thematic Debate on the Millennium Development Goals organized by the President of the General Assembly.
The place was the UN Headquarters in New York. The audience was government delegations from most of the 192 member countries, plus invited guests and Non Governmental Organization observers. The hall was pretty well full. I was the first NGO speaker recognized by the chair. It was a bit un-nerving at first but once I launched into my short speech I was all emotion and focused on what I had to say.
