today’s thoughts — of poverty

  • Almost half of us — more than 3 billion persons — live on less than $2.50 per day.About 25,000 persons starved to death today.The Gross Domestic Product of the 41 Heavily-Indebted Poor Countries (567 million persons) is less than the wealth of the world’s 7 richest persons.Almost a billion persons began this century unable to read a book or sign their names.

    Half of the world’s children, 1 billion, live in poverty. 640 million live without adequate shelter, 400 million have no access to safe water, 270 million have no access to health services.

    29,000 children per day die before age 5 years.

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