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Nearly half of all French people are in favour of a pro-poor G7
49% of French people support putting the fight against world poverty on the agenda of the 2019 G7.
Increasing or decreasing Official Development Assistance: a matter of political opinion
Support for an increase in French aid gradually decreases as political opinions shift to the right.
The actors best placed to provide effective assistance
There is wide support from French people for the role of international organizations in providing effective assistance to developing countries.
67% of French people are informed about poverty in the world
World poverty is a recurring object of debate in the media - TV, radio, newspapers and the internet.
66% of French people discuss the situation of poorest countries
66% of French people say they have discussed poverty in developing countries with others.
35% of French people have already “used their voice” to fight against poverty in developing countries
Support for poverty in the world via social networks is common practice among French people.
34% of French people share information on developing countries
37% of French men and 32% of French women say they have sent or shared information on development or poor countries.
A quarter of French people under 24 have done voluntary work in support of international development
26% of French people under 24 have already volunteered in France to support development of the poorest countries.
17% of French people have raised money for poor countries
16% of French people have already raised money for poor countries.
30% of left-wing supporters have taken part in a public demonstration on global poverty
18% of French people have already taken part in a major public event (march, gathering, etc.) against global poverty.
27% of French people have already directed their votes according to development issues
27% of French people have already considered development issues in their decision-making process during an election.
16% of French people have already contacted their parliamentarians via social networks on development issues
Only 16% of French people have already contacted their elected representatives via social networks about global poverty.