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You may want to sit down to read this. The global movement for Stand Up Take Action set a NEW world record of over 173 million. To be precise, 173,045,325 people stood up and took action to end poverty now. We thank you for your support for the Millenium Development Goals. People all over the world were inspired to make a commitment and send a powerful message to leaders that we want the MDGs to be realized and to end poverty now. You can and do make a difference!
173,045,325 citizens gathered at over 3,000 events in more than 120 countries, demanding that their governments eradicate extreme poverty and achieve the Millennium Development Goals. Stand Up, Take Action, End Poverty Now, has been certified by Guinness World Records as the new world record and remains the largest mobilization of human beings in recorded history.
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