Poverty is the lack of basic necessities that all human beings must have: food and water, shelter, education, medical care, security, etc.
A multi-dimensional issue, poverty exceeds all social, economic, and political boundaries. As such, efforts to alleviate poverty must be informed of a variety of different factors.
4.4 billion people live in developing countries.
Of these,Three-fifths lack basic sanitation.
Almost one third have no access to clean water
A fifth have no access to modern health services
... In 1997 the richest fifth of the world’s population had 74 times the income of the poorest fifth.
..The top three billionaires have assets greater than the combined GNP of all least developed countries and their 600 million people.
Universal Declaration of Human Rights:-
Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of him/(her)self and his/(her) family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services... Everyone has the right to education.
Percentage of people living below the poverty line
Europe and Central Asia 3.5%
Latin America and Caribbean 23.5%
Sub-Saharan Africa 38.5%
Middle East and North Africa 4.1%
South Asia 43.1%
Poverty doesn't know your age, or the colour of your skin, he doesn't even care about the poor state that you're in.
He doesn't want to know, if you're hungry, or you're cold, he just keeps calm and quiet, while head bent you hold.
Many who have met him? are still with him today, not through their own choices, but by him not giving way.
Desperately needing clothes or shoes, so into purse you peer, you'll have to wait another week, or visit charities you fear.
He knows you've little money, and this he never defends, he knows you'll have to borrow, from loan sharks, or from friends.
He doesn't even blink an eye, when you're worse off than before, he swears, that it's your own fault, you must have known the score.
Lets rise up and fight Poverty.!