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Gordon Brown has sent a message of support to organisers and participants of the Stand Up Take Action campaign that will see tens of millions of people take part in Stand Up Against Poverty events across 100 countries this weekend.

Tomorrow’s United Nations summit on the Millennium Development Goals is a chance to make a difference to the poorest people in the world says Gordon Brown.

“We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to address the unacceptable levels of youth poverty in the United Kingdom.”

The Prime Minister has called upon the international community to renew its efforts on the Millennium Development Goals in a speech at the Lambeth Conference in London.

The PM has given a speech on povery and the Millennium Development Goals at the Lambeth Conference of Anglican bishops in London, 24 July 2008.