Who:
Rev. David Beckmann, president, Bread for the World
Ms. Bani Dugal, principal representative, Baha’i International Community
Rev. Nicta Lubaale, general secretary, Org. of African Instituted Churches
Dr. Jim Yong Kim, president, World Bank Group
Ms. Ruth Messinger, president, American Jewish World Service
Dr. Sayyid Syeed, national director, Islamic Society of North America
Moderated by Rev. Jim Wallis, president, Sojourners
What: Media teleconference lead by worldwide faith leaders and World Bank Group president to issue call to action to end extreme poverty by 2030 with new partnership initiative
When: Thursday, April 9, 2015 at 12 p.m. EDT
Call-in Info: Within the U.S. and Canada – 888-469-1378
International number: 1-415-228-3891
Participant passcode: 1619782.
Why: This historic partnership between the World Bank and worldwide faith leaders affirms that we can end extreme poverty by 2030. In the last 25 years the number of people living in extreme poverty has been halved, to less than 1 billion people. The partnership will release a statement, “Extreme Poverty: A Moral and Spiritual Imperative”.
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Bread for the World (www.bread.org) is a collective Christian voice urging our nation’s decision makers to end hunger at home and abroad.
