Global Economic Crisis

1. Over 3,000,000,000 People Live On Less Than $2.50 A Day! (Source: WorldBank.org )

   
   

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2. The Top 1% Of The World’s Richest People Earn As Much As The Poorest 57% (Source: Food4Africa.org)

   
   
   The great news is that we are seeing the richest people all over the world stand up and decide that these statistics are not acceptable – and are willing to put their money where their mouth is! A few examples are:

   • The Bill And Melinda Gates Foundation – Bill Gates
     

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   • The One Campaign – Bono
     

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3. About 2 Billion People Do Not Have Basic Sanitation (Source: Salvation Army)

   

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4. Every Day, Almost 16,000 Children Die From Hunger-Related Causes–One Child Every Five Seconds (Source: TheLancet.com)
   

   

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5. 33.2 Million People Are Living With HIV/Aids (Source: UNAid.org)
   

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6. 153 Million Children Under 5 In The Developing World Are Underweight (Source: WorldBank.org)

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7. Every Year The World Produces 356 kg Of Cereal Per Person, Yet 40 Million People Die Of Hunger

   
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8. The Developing World Now Spends $13 On Debt Repayment For Every $1 It Receives In Grants (Source: ThinkQuest.org)

   
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9. More Than 10 Million Children In Africa Alone Have Been Orphaned By Aids (Source: UNDP)

   
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10. Less Than 1 Percent Of What The World Spends Each Year On Weapons Could Put Every Child in School (Source: UNICEF)

    

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What Will You Do About It?

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