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1 Global Poverty

2 Competence Aims International English
Culture, society and literature The aims of the studies are to enable pupils to  elaborate on and discuss a number of international and global challenges

3 Developing and Developed Countries
Third World countries are often described as “developing” A developing country is a country that often has: low standards of democratic governments poorly developed industrialization inadequate social programs few human rights guarantees for its citizens a low level of material well-being First World countries or industrialized nations are often described as “developed” Blue: Advanced Economies Yellow: Emerging and developing economies Not the least developed Red: Emerging and developing economies The least developed

4 What is Poverty? Poverty is hunger Poverty is lack of shelter/home
Poverty is being sick and not being able to see a doctor – no access to medical treatment Poverty is not having a job Poverty is fear for the future -living one day at a time Poverty is losing a child to illness brought about by unclean water and poor sanitation Poverty is powerlessness, lack of representation and freedom

5 Living Below the Poverty Line
A common method used to measure poverty is based on incomes or consumption levels A person is considered poor if his or her consumption or income level falls below some minimum level necessary to meet basic needs This minimum level is usually called the "poverty line” Living below the poverty line: Extreme economic poverty today is defined as living on less than $ 1 to1.25 per day

6 The Wealth Divide I Global Poverty
An estimated 1.2 billion people live on less than a dollar a day 2.7 billion people live on less than $2 a day. The GDP (Gross Domestic Product) of the poorest 48 nations (of the world's countries) is less than the combined wealth of the world's 3 richest people 10 million people die every year from hunger and hunger-related diseases. Almost half of the victims are children. Approximately 790 million people in the developing world are chronically undernourished almost two-thirds reside in Asia and the Pacific. 1,3 billion have no access to clean water 3 billion have no access to sanitation 2 billion have no access to electricity 923 million people worldwide suffer from hunger (1 in 8) 907 million of the the hungry are from developing countries Nearly 1 billion people are unable to read a book or sign their names

7 The Wealth Divide II Global Wealth
A few hundred millionaires own as much wealth as the world's poorest 2,5 billion people The richest 50 million people in Europe and North America have the same income as 2,7 billion poor people 12% of the world's population use 85% of its water. These 12% do not live in the Third World 20% of the population in developed nations consume 86% of the world's goods 0.13% of the world's population controlled 25% of the world's assets in 2004.

8 This Is How We Spent Our Money in 1998
Global Priority $U.S. Billions Cosmetics in the United States Ice cream in Europe Perfumes in Europe and the United States Pet foods in Europe and the United States Business entertainment in Japan Cigarettes in Europe Alcoholic drinks in Europe Narcotic drugs in the world Military spending in the world

9 Global Priority $U.S. Billions Basic education for all 6
Estimated Costs Providing Basic Education, Water, Sanitation, Health and Food for All in Developing Countries Global Priority $U.S. Billions Basic education for all 6 Water and sanitation for all Reproductive health for all women 12 Basic health and nutrition

10 Child Poverty Number of children in the world: 2.2 billion
Number of children in poverty: 1 billion Every second child in the world lives in poverty

11 ”There is plenty of food in the world – still they die from starvation”
Poor people lack money to buy enough food They are constantly malnourished They become weaker and often sick This makes them increasingly less able to work Inability to work makes them even poorer and hungrier This downward spiral often continues until death for them and their families.

12 Death Rates for Poor Children
26,500-30,000 children die each day due to poverty (UNICEF) 10,6 million children died in 2003 before they reached the age of 5 1,4 million children die each year from lack of access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation 400 million people with no access to safe water (1 in 5) Almost 5 million children die every year from hunger and hunger-related diseases More than half of these deaths are caused by malnutrition malnutrition claims a child's life every 5 seconds. Approximately 146 million children in developing countries are underweight The majority of 1.8 million child deaths each year are from diarrhea caused by dirty water and poor sanitation almost 5,000 every day making diarrhea the second largest cause of child mortality 640 million children without adequate shelter (1 in 3) 1.3 million people die from malaria each year due poor sanitation 90% of these are children under the age of five 1,700,000 children will die needlessly each year because world governments fail to reduce poverty levels Most of these children are from developing countries

13 Lack of Education Children without access to education worldwide:
121 million more than 115 million children are out of school some 62 million of them are girls.

14 Health of Children Worldwide:
270 million children with no access to health services (1 in 7) 2,2 million children die each year because they are not immunized 39.5 million people live with HIV/AIDS 63 percent of which live in Sub-Saharan Africa More than 10 million children in Africa have been orphaned by AIDS Girls and women are especially vulnerable to HIV infection and AIDS Globally, more than half of all people living with HIV are female

15 Goals for the 21st century Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
The Poverty Goal by 2015 Reducing the number of people living on less than a dollar a day by half by 2015 A reduction of extremely poor by 363 million people by 2015 189 countries signed the Millennium Development Goals Declaration in September 2000 The MDGs consist of eight goals to be reached by 2015: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Achieve primary education for all (basic education) Promote gender equality and empower women Reduce child mortality Improve maternal health Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases Guarantee environmental sustainability Develop a global partnership for development

16 By Nina Sandström Angelsen
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