From Carlisle to Penzance thousands of Christians in the UK joined an estimated 60 million people across the world to stand up for the poor on 10.10.10.

The Methodist Relief and Development Fund is urging leaders of rich countries to follow up on their pledges at the Millennium Development Goals Summit.

The Millennium Development Goals are failing the world’s poor because governments ignore and abuse their human rights, says Amnesty.

Australia is being challenged by church and development campaigners to give more focus to environmental sustainability issues as part of its Millennium Development goals pledge.