Poverty


Poverty is multi-dimensional: low levels of income, consumption or education; malnutrition; poor health; powerlessness; fear; and humiliation.

Worldwide, 2.8 billion people live on less than 2 US$ a day. 1.2 billion have even less than 1 US$ available (see graph, Paris 21, 2000).

Infant mortality rates are 6 out of 1000 children under 5 years in industrialized countries. The global average is 81/1000, while 172 infants out of 1000 die in Sub-Saharan Africa before they reach their sixth birthday.

In some countries, 40% of the population are already infected with HIV/AIDS.


LINKS:

UN AIDS

UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)

UN Development Programme (UNDP)

UN Development Goals

A better World for all (Paris 21)