These promises were made in all our names

Millions of people gathered around the world during the weekend to participate in the fifth annual global grassroots event Stand Up, Take Action. Several events in North America occurred during the weekend, with hundreds of thousands of people taking a…

In Pakistan, people banged spoons on empty plates to profile rising hunger as part of “Stand Up and Take Action,” calling for urgent action to save the additional 20 million poor and hungry people made more vulnerable by the heavy floods.

The United Nations system and GCAP Pakistan…