This man will go down in history as a double-legend. Once for music, once for Humanitarianism.

'It always seems impossible until it's done.' - Nelson Mandela. Be contagious.

"The power of the people is so much stronger than the people in power." Well said.

Sick of the cynics in the Internet bitching about bono.... why they dont do something useful?

I approve of Bono being entirely aware of his public perception . . . and still moving forward. Kudos, sir.

This man is one of the most positive I've ever seen, he just makes me hopeful and listening to him is just kind of enchanting, he's really a great speaker

Yes Bono, "the power of the people is so much stronger than the people in power." Great words Bono!

I love how at 9:36 he says: "you can tell the polititians..." and he nonchalantly sticks his middle finger out!! hahahhaahh!!!!!! YES!!

Hi Bono, we first met at Kitty O'Sheas back in 1993. I was recording an album at the then ''new'' Windmill lane under the ame Daniel Weaver. Ever since then, I've been following your growth as true presence of good in our world. Recently, you said that you struggled with humility. ''I can fake it very well'' were your words. Yes, you may have worked and reworked your talk but it is clear to me that when a man has accomplished as much as you have, and this while constantly asking for HIS will to be done, there is no need for humility because there is simply no need for ego. In this talk, you have proved that brother. Thank you for all your work. Keep on being present. You are his example of the instrument we can all be. Much love to Ally and the kids and of course the boys. All my heart, Daniel (Weaver) Taddeo.

Bono is a good guy you don't have many like him

Put up a few graphs and everyone goes wow.

Bono's an honest, caring, sincere, and talented guy who cares a lot. Haters will never see the truth.

"And if you have haters, good! that means you acutally stood up for something once in your life" -eminem

One of the best TED talks yet. I love Bono. I might be using this speech for a paper.

WE hold the power. Even if you are born into a corrupt, police state you can still "Do Unto Others as You Would Have Them Do Unto You". The Golden Rule is a tenet of every major World religion and also holds a high place in secular humanism (atheism). The simple act of treating your fellow man the way you would wish to be treated could help heal almost every problem in the World. The "Tithe" (giving 10% of one's income to charity) would END hunger and provide clean water and basic medical aid to EVERY single human being on Earth! Be very judicious in who you hand your $ to and do your homework before giving. As you read this we have the power in OUR hands to make the World a great place to be. The "Power of One" is quite real. (btw; I'm not some "Pollyanna", but am an old Libertarian/Conservative and often quite cynical...) Peace to all.

Bono is an immense one of talent, strength and courage. Many turn up their noses at him, but he continues to invest in kindness. Believes and seeks to make a better world. He does and we can do it too.

This is one of the finest talks of Bono. Showing the solid data, his persuasive argument emerges from the inspiring groundwork that he is doing in Africa to eliminate the poverty. And the result is showing. It's good news. Yes, the poverty is reducing across the globe. Thanks to Bono like Great Samaritans. Good, Inspiring and highly recommended.

Bono's underlying message was for the citzens of the world to unite 'ONE"..... to fight political corruption and social injustice for a world free of hunger, deprivation and want. Inspiring words, once again.

No es admirar a alguien por su belleza física o la forma de su sonrisa, es admirar a alguien por como aportan su grano de arena para hacer de esto mundo más vivible, cuando creí que era suficiente con sus canciones surge esta etapa tan trascendental de Bono, sólo diré una palabra : ¡GRANDE!

Hats off! Bono, I know you don't care but when this happens (2028) we will remember you like Madiba!

I love how everyone's only counter to this video is that he hasn't payed taxes. I'm sorry that some of you people believe that one bad deed melts away every last good deed this man has done. Yes, what he did was wrong. But are his values just not pure enough? Do you really think this man is lying? He was brought to the verge of tears in the end. You must truly believe in a cause for that kind of emotion.This man will go down in history for his good deeds whether you like it or not.

My reasoning is that to fear the future, is like being afraid that the sun & moon will rise & set. It just dose nothing. When I do have concerns regarding the future, I research & address them 1 by 1 & only deal with things that I can prepare for, or become more aware of to potentially avoid. Often fear of things has more to do with our past.

Thank you. People are finally getting what TED is really all about.

We are less divided than we use to be. 20 years ago we could not chat like this. I do not even know your real name & we haven't been introduced & hear we are having a great conversation. A journey starts with one step & we are taking little steps forward all the time. The future is beautiful & it's happing now :)

you have to experience separation before you can truly achieve unity... and to understand that having one automatically signifies the existence of the other. we're at the part where more and more people are understanding love, through experiencing the pain of being without. it's the conscious choice to return back to unity that we're seeing throughout humanity by the day. they're both there, it just depends on what you choose to see

In Australia some would view me as possibly not that wealthy. But nothing could be further form that from my perspective. 150 ago my lifestyle was = to that of truly wealthy people. I have access to hot water without hard labour. Truly pure water to drink whenever I want. When hungry, I can order food to be delivered to me if I choose. I have electronic cooling & heating & I can command entertainment by the wave of a hand. For all that, I am truly grateful & I work doing my greatest passion.

Love is bigger than ANYTHING in it's way!

Great conversation & you both make amazing points but in the end, every time someone wins, someone else loses.

"Power of the people is so much stronger than the people in power!" I wonder what will happen for example in Turkey.

This is the best speech I ever heard.

"because the power of the people is much stronger than the people in power" that is amazing

"A route out of despair and into hope." ~ Bono .... uugghhkk, talking in circles... Hope = Despair/Dismay

I'm a massive U2...outwith the music ... he's done so much good .

Bono's The Man.

he gave a high school presentation and fluffed it up with his ego and people are calling him a hero

He done more to help this world than all of the one dissing him combined.Yes he makes millions of dollars off his royalities and his investments but he also give millions to the poor without fan fare ...hes a good man

Dude, I am in my mid-20's working a paper-pushing job in a country that has a self-described globalized, free-market economy: the Philippines. I make a decent living for someone my age and have tried going into business as well. I know for a fact that the laws here in my country do not prevent anyone who can to set up a business, but there is no protection from the bullying that happens to small businesses by bigger ones, most of which aren't even from this country at all!

Absolutely phenomenal!

He moves in mysterious ways, yeah-ah-ah!

Yes, flight & fight is vital for human survival. To to have flight & fight towards something that is not definite to happen is another thing. To have a specific concern of a future trend & prepare is intelligent. As far as indifference, a lack of empathy has more to do with indifference than a lack of fear form my line of thinking.

Very powerful message... cheers Bono

This man is THE MAN !

why so much hate? this talk is about the part that make us human, it might not be around a new science inventions or plans but he is talking about something that is the most basic of all: empathy, because without it we couldn´t solve the poverty problem even if we easily could

As a poor person, I'd like to report being in poverty still sucks. ~

anybody know what application is used to create animated slides and charts like the ones in this video? that is, if they aren't custom animating them in a general motion graphics package, which is too much effort for regular small-time use.

Nice speech, good to see that things are actually going towards the better for a change.

Indeed. A very sad truth, but one that we ought to try to change.

Gr8 work sir...by God's grace, you will live to see that zero mark goal become a reality. Pls, help us do more to hold the second and third tiers of govt. in Nigeria and indeed the whole of Africa and the rest of the developing world accountable.

My point was that government is a really poor answer if you want to help people. Their actions usually end up doing the opposite of their intent despite being well intended.

Come dice Bono in questa conferenza dobbiamo fare in modo che anche le buone notizie ed i dati che obiettivamente sono positivi abbiano la stessa visibilità delle brutte notizie e dei dati poco confortanti altrimenti si sprofonda nella depressione e nel pessimismo quando per migliorare servono invece lucidità, coraggio, obbiettivi chiari e raggiungibili. Il catastrofismo non serve a nulla, serve rimboccarsi le maniche e fare ognuno la nostra parte.

Bono = Genius. I have respected Bono more for his intelligence than the music. I love how the rarest of artistic minds sees something greater than just (in his case) music and fame.

I agree and doing what is right is challenging the entire system, not just 'fighting poverty' which could have been eradicated if it was in fact in the UN's and the corporation's best interest to do so, it isn't. He's a spokesperson for the elite to pacify anyone that would instead question the fact that no nation has proposed a definitive plan to end poverty. We do have a solution, but will undermine the position of any philanthropist as well.

Wait, let me get this right.....we take a group of people that are under $1.25 a day and push then into the next highest bracket eg $1.25-$2.50 a day, and then we proclaim this as a victory???

We do need physical and materialistic supplies to the poor in order to eliminate the poverty. I do agree. However, the poor will always exist, unless we show them how to overcome poverty. I'm talking about the fact the materialistic poverty is caused by the spiritual poverty. We don't need to depend on others to attain independence, both spiritual and material. We need to teach and learn from one another how to fish a fish. Being given a fish will soon face a thick wall. Unless one is totally financially independent, he/she is not spiritually independent. Education and training help, and are the only two means to attain the total independence. Even in the developed nations such as Europe and the USA, there are tons of people who are in the material and spiritual poverty. That is the fact and we have to take care of all by caring and sharing for others. We have to be others-centered. Our wealth is made at the cost of others poverty. That is the reality no one in the rich class talks about. The rich can do a lot more; live on the 10% of their income and donate the 90% for good causes, if they want to benefit more and gain peace of mind for their greed.

Yes, Bono. Together we stand for that dream!

Glad to be here.

This man know his stuff and he knows how to get his point across. A good speech!

not all fear is bad. It motivates us to act and to improve :) but yea its unnecessarily to fear too much. Too little of fear too often leads to indifference.

Don't see it myself. Almost everyone I know unemployed. 90% of shops closed in my town, etc,etc.

Love your passion Bono - keep it up - the naysayers be damned! ♥

i don't know. i'm guessing the people who disliked this didn't watch the whole thing and are just anti-Bono...which is fine, i guess, but if they saw the whole thing, they would have learned and then LIKED it. He made a good talk here. i certainly like this TEDtalk !

I feel like people in Western countries get criticized no matter what they do. If they dont help / intervene, they are called out for that. If they do, they are called out for interfering, or wrongly "judging" what was needed by the marginalized. If they follow a "prime directive" policy of non-interference, they are called selfish, but when they do try to help they are called for either getting too involved, or not helping enough!

Que lindo trabalho e perseverança Bono!

I wonder if they adjust the definition of poverty in accordance with the constant inflation?

Bravo Bono, I don't understand why people dislike his efforts and his words. There is nothing wrong with helping other countries even when your own situation (Ours in America) isn't perfect, because that's what it means to be human. Social darwinism is not the next step in our evolution as a human race, no pun intended.

thanx bono and co who have the heart and brains to do gr8 wrk and bring people like me up to speed!

wow he is a great speaker

Why all the thumbs down for this video?

240p? Was this recorded on a ten year old phone? Good talk though.

Great conclusion about the worst illness of all!

I'm not sure you know how much humanitarian work this guy has done. I think he's one of the few "elite" to truly give back to the human race. Cheesy music though

So restricting those companies ability to put work in to grow is somehow going to fix that? 'small' business still have nothing stopping them from expanding.

I wish all people in "power positions" could use some of it for good, it would influence so many people to do the same. Think of how many famous people act selfishly for only personal gain. *My definition of power is the ability to influence large sums of people with minimal effort.

Talking about poverty seems such a great pleasure to him!

great news!! and can't help saying: love his accent

I agree with transparency of government and where the public's money it truly going. I also agree that natural resources belong to everyone. I will say that those who discover or extract do deserve just pay for their efforts but not all the money coming "out of the ground." We also need to realize that corruption isn't just on a government level. There are so many people out there using aid meant to help start a life as as way a way of life. When that corruption is dealt with, then it works

How can there be 416 dislikes??

And there are very good reasons why we don't use anecdotal evidence. But if you really want it: I live in South Africa, one of the third world nations mentioned, and over the last ten years there has been a marked increase in employment, longevity, health, and general infrastructure throughout the country. Things aren't perfect, far from it, but things are getting better. Not just in my country, but globally.

Any results for that search?. I'm interested too

Any one has any idea what presentation software he is using?

I am seeing comments about the messenger, not the message. It's our world and let's focus on the message. The only way we will eliminate poverty is if we eliminate or at the very least reduce corruption.

Good message!

I'm sick of the hateful comments on this video. Bono's message is strong and true. He's not a saint in the least - he made that very clear in the talk - but he has experience as an activist, he's done his research, and he's invested his heart and soul into this. He's taking action - and that's what matters. I'm sure the world's poorest don't care who's standing up for them, as long as someone is.

I've always thought that!

You should move up to Canada where your whole family's health will automatically be covered by any doctor of your choice (so long as they're taking on new clients). I've lived in the States and understand the cost of your medical bills. To Canadians, it's hard to comprehend losing everything over a skiing accident, for example. Here, we go to the hospital, get it taken care of, then leave - free of charge.

For just the cost of one of the leather seats on his private jet he could feed an African village for a year!

The natural order of our planet owes us a way to provide for ourselves and continue our species

I always believe ..v just need to pay our dues to everyone around and to our nation ..being honest and kind is one way of reducing poor people in this world ..everyone has desire to grow and be rich but, the only thing is v need care from others along ..

Natural wealth has be estimated to amount to about $33 trillion per year, but with much omitted from the estimate because it was too hard to put a number on it. So, if we were to charge fees to industries when they put pollution or take resources, we could distribute the proceeds of those fees to all the world's people. If just half of the fee proceeds went to individuals and the rest went to support public programs that most people agree serve the public interest, we could reduce other taxes.

I mean, what do you expect, him to donate everything he has and live like a hermit? Maybe even that's not enough for you. Has he made mistakes? Yes. Are there things he could be doing better? Definitely. However, without people like Bono who have the conviction, influence and resources to spread awareness and make a difference, you'll find that not much will be done about it.

what software he is using? this is not the prezi??

Are you talk about John Stossel report on foreign aid?

This data doesn't come oute because there's a lot of money to be made by charity organizations who keep on begin for more money, not to help anyone except themselves... That needs to change, cuz we are so close.

And that's why we're talking about trends, percentages, etc. and not absolutes.

I'm no bono fan, but that was incredible.

I dont know much has Bono and ONE organization really helped in Africa. Maybe he is a little hypocrite. But who isnt. It is so easy to criticize and pessimic but it is much, much harder to stand up do something good, or atleast try to do. Bono is a good man and speaks from his heart. It is not important who stands up for whats right, its important that somebody does. Love and peace.

Statistics can be misleading and it tends to hide the facts. A decline in the number of people in poverty can mean may things. How is the poverty line defined ? If it is defined based only on the parameter of the income of the family then, it tends to overlook the inflation.

That's a valid point, though it would never be possible for everyone to be an expert on every Ted talk topic or presenter. Coming from a naive point of view about Bono as a man, I still don't see anything wrong with this one particular talk in itself. I was just surprised by the way people criticize the man and not the talk. But hey, maybe if I knew him better I would think different.

By 2030 zero people will make less then $1.25. Interesting side note, a loaf of bread will cost $1000.00.

I agree with your middle paragraph, while I also think I can nail my own irritation with Bono down to a simple point. Presentation. He comes across as self righteous and in this speech I questioned his intelligence in places due to what he chose to say. People who are being rallied to an altruistic cause don't like to be condescended to or called to action by someone who appears to be doing it to inflate an already over sized ego. That being said, his cause and actions are indeed good.