Advocate Quote by Hugh Evans

Helping convene global stakeholders to establish a set of measurable, actionable and consensus-built goals focused on extreme poverty is invaluable.

— Bill Gates

My mission is to eradicate poverty.

— Dilma Rousseff

Let me first say that I don't think the millennium target of cutting global poverty in half is an impossible or abstract target. I…

— Gro Harlem Brundtland

Join me in the final race to smash poverty and achieve the UN Millennium Development Goals

— Carl Lewis

Anticipate charity by preventing poverty.

— Maimonides

Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice. Like Slavery and Apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is…

— Nelson Mandela

It's quite possible to arrive in the year 2030 where people are no longer dying of poverty. We could actually help lead a global…

— Jeffrey Sachs

In order to counteract income inequality, it's essential to tackle poverty in an integrated way that has long-term impact. We need to give people…

— Helene D. Gayle

The new millennium began with a great global dream. World leaders gathered at the United Nations in 2000 and adopted, among others, a historic…

— Muhammad Yunus

Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. It is the protection of a fundamental human right, the…

— Anonymous

We need to recognise that what really matters isn't buying more and more consumer goods, but family, friends, and knowing that we are doing…

— Peter Singer

To tackle the underlying roots of violence and conflict, we need a massive international effort to reduce poverty and injustice, and to promote development,…

— Clare Short