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The global poverty portal is designed for The People Speak's Global Debates, taking place in October 2009. The portal is a place where participants can link to resources on the event and topic. The topic of the event, for which Debatepedia has prepared an extensive pro/con article, is:

"When it cannot do both, the United Nations should prioritize poverty reduction over combating climate change"

This debate has generated notable attention recently, as nearly half of the world's population lives in poverty, with significantly lowered quality of life, standards of education and literacy, health, and life-expectancy. Many wonder whether climate change could ever impact as many people, and therefore whether it is important for the UN and other governing bodies to prioritize poverty over climate change, when/if a choice between the two must be made.

Below are resources that relate to the United Nations Foundation, The People Speak and the Global Debates, and IDEA and Debatepedia's resources on the topic:

Debatepedia resources related to the topic

• Debatepedia's pro/con resource on the Global Debates topic
• Global climate change debate portal
• Category:Poverty
• Category:Climate change
• Category:United Nations
• Category:Developing countries

The People Speak Global Debates links

• The People Speak Global Debates home page
• About
  
• Register
• How to earn points
• Calendar
• Final prize
  
• Toolkit
• Video
• On Facebook

United Nations Foundation links

• United Nations Foundation
• United Nations Foundation on The People Speak
• UNF on The People Speak

IDEA links on the event

• IDEA main page
• Debatepedia resources
• Idebate blog on The People Speak Global Debates
• Registration page, on idebate.org

Other external links

• The National Forensic League on the UNF Global Debates
  
• See Debatepedia's pro/con resource for links to articles and other materials related directly to the topic.