[Brilliant]

There is a simple solution: Birth control.

[Roccus]

POTUS-to-be Obama has the answer before the Senate right now...it’s his Global Poverty Act (S. 2433)

BOHICA!

[Will88]

“But the high growth rates, driven in many cases by record exports boosted by high energy and minerals prices, may not be sustainable, it said.”

So, who in these populations is receiving the revenue from the selling off of their natural resources? How many new jobs have been created that the poor can obtain, and how much do those jobs pay?

[max americana]

So what;s the objective of this sob story?

Here it is: there are poor people in the world. The UN rehashes the same ole “there are poor people in the world” report every year like clockwork.

[Uncle Miltie]

"Now, at the midpoint towards the 2015 target, it is clear that significant progress has been made in many areas. The number of people living on less than one dollar a day has fallen by roughly 250 million people and so, at the global level at least, it looks like we will meet the goal to halve extreme poverty and hunger. In some regions more children are in school – both girls and boys – and people can expect to live longer and more productive lives.

http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2007/october/dervis-idep-20071010.en?categoryID=349467&lang=en