ABSTRACT
‘We must not accept that the poor will always be with us. The world has the material and natural resources, the know-how and the people to make a poverty free world a reality. And until the Social Summit last March, all that was lacking was the global commitment. This is more than just a dream. 160 years ago the world launched a crusade against slavery. Most people were sceptical but there was a will to change. Today, I call upon you to launch a similar crusade – for a world without poverty. ’
