Extreme poverty is the most severe state of poverty Poverty refers to the condition of not having the means to afford basic human needs such as clean water, nutrition, health care, clothing and shelter. This is also referred to as absolute poverty or destitution. Relative poverty is the condition of having fewer resources or less income than others within a society or country, or compared to. Many cannot meet basic needs for food Food is any substance, usually composed of carbohydrates, fats, proteins and water, that can be eaten or drunk by an animal, including humans, for nutrition or pleasure. Items considered food may be sourced from plants, animals or other categories such as fungus or fermented products like alcohol. Although many human cultures sought food items, water Water is a ubiquitous chemical substance that is composed of hydrogen and oxygen and is essential for all known forms of life, shelter, sanitation Sanitation is the hygienic means of promoting health through prevention of human contact with the hazards of wastes. Hazards can be either physical, microbiological, biological or chemical agents of disease. Wastes that can cause health problems are human and animal feces, solid wastes, domestic wastewater , industrial wastes, and agricultural, and health care Health care , is the treatment and management of illnesses of the elderly, and the preservation of health through services offered by the medical, dental, complementary and alternative medicine, pharmaceutical, clinical sciences (in vitro diagnostics), nursing, and allied health professions. Health care embraces all the goods and services designed.[1] To determine the affected population, the World Bank The World Bank Group is a family of five international organizations that makes leveraged loans, generally to poor countries. The Bank came into formal existence on 27 December 1945 following international ratification of the Bretton Woods agreements, which emerged from the United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference (1 July – 22 July 1944) defines extreme poverty as living on less than $1.25 per day (adjusted for PPP The purchasing power parity theory uses the long-term equilibrium exchange rate of two currencies to equalize their purchasing power. Developed by Gustav Cassel in 1918, it is based on the law of one price: the theory states that, in ideally efficient markets, identical goods should have only one price).[2] The World Bank estimates that 1.4 billion people currently live under these conditions.[2]
In 1996 the following definition taken from Joseph Wresinski Born into poverty, Fr. Joseph Wresinski established major landmarks throughout his life in the fight against the worst forms of poverty, in collaboration with the very poor themselves and other partners. He also developed a blueprint for a civilisation without exclusion based on his work in the field of human activity, a civilisation with the, founder of ATD Fourth World The International Movement ATD Fourth World is a non-governmental organization founded in 1957 in France by Father Joseph Wresinski. Its aim is to help families to understand how they became poor and to build projects to leave poverty was taken up by the UN Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in the Despouy Report on Human Rights and Extreme Poverty[1].
"The lack of basic security connotes the absence of one or more factors enabling individuals and families to assume basic responsibilities and to enjoy fundamental rights. The situation may become widespread and result in more serious and permanent consequences. The lack of basic security leads to chronic poverty when it simultaneously affects several aspects of people’s lives, when it is prolonged and when it severely compromises people’s chances of regaining their rights and of reassuming their responsibilities in the foreseeable future."[3]
The eradication of extreme poverty and hunger There were 923 million malnourished people in the world in 2007, an increase of 80 million since 1990. It is purported by the FAO that the world already produces enough food to feed everyone - 6 billion people - and could feed double - 12 billion people was the first Millennium Development Goal The Millennium Development Goals are eight international development goals that 192 United Nations member states and at least 23 international organizations have agreed to achieve by the year 2015. They include reducing extreme poverty, reducing child mortality rates, fighting disease epidemics such as AIDS, and developing a global partnership for, as set by 179 United Nations The United Nations Organization or simply United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and the achieving of world peace. The UN was founded in 1945 after World War II to replace the League of Member States There are currently 192 United Nations member states, and each of them is a member of the United Nations General Assembly in 2000. Economists and activists consider epidemic diseases (AIDS Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), malaria Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease caused by a eukaryotic protist of the genus Plasmodium. It is widespread in tropical and subtropical regions, including parts of the Americas, Asia, and Africa. Each year, there are approximately 350–500 million cases of malaria, killing between one and three million people, the majority of whom are, tuberculosis Tuberculosis or TB is a common and often deadly infectious disease caused by mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis in humans. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body. It is spread through the air, when people who have the disease cough, sneeze, or spit. Most infections in humans result in an) as crucial factors in and consequences of extreme poverty.[citation needed]
Extreme poverty is most common in Sub-Saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa is a geographical term used to describe the area of the African continent which lies south of the Sahara, or those African countries which are fully or partially located south of the Sahara. It contrasts with North Africa, which is considered a part of the Arab world, and South Asia South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities , also includes the adjoining countries on the west and the east. Topographically, it is dominated by the Indian Plate, which rises above sea level as the Indian subcontinent south of the. The proportion of people in extreme poverty fell from 59 to 19 percent during the 20th century and is now the lowest in history.[citation needed]
See also
- List of countries by percentage of population living in poverty These are lists of countries of the world by percentage of population living in poverty. "Poverty" defined as an economic condition of lacking both money and basic necessities needed to successfully live, such as food, water, education, healthcare, and shelter. There are many working definitions of "poverty," with considerable
- Income inequality metrics The concept of inequality is distinct from that of poverty and fairness. Income inequality metrics or income distribution metrics are used by social scientists to measure the distribution of income, and economic inequality among the participants in a particular economy, such as that of a specific country or of the world in general. While different
- Least Developed Countries Least developed country is the name given to a country which according to the United Nations exhibit the lowest indicators of socioeconomic development, with the lowest Human Development Index ratings of all countries in the world. A country is classified as a Least Developed Country if it meets three criteria based on:
- Make Poverty History The Make Poverty History campaign is a Great Britain and Ireland coalition of charities, religion groups, trade unions, campaigning groups and celebrities who mobilise around the UK's prominence in world politics, as of 2005, to increase awareness and pressure governments into taking actions towards relieving absolute poverty. The symbol of the
- Millennium Development Goals The Millennium Development Goals are eight international development goals that 192 United Nations member states and at least 23 international organizations have agreed to achieve by the year 2015. They include reducing extreme poverty, reducing child mortality rates, fighting disease epidemics such as AIDS, and developing a global partnership for
- Poverty line The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate standard of living in a given country.[citation needed]In practice, like the definition of poverty, the official or common understanding of the poverty line is significantly higher in developed countries than in developing countries
- Poverty reduction Poverty has historically been accepted as inevitable as non-industrialized economies produced very little while populations grew almost as fast making wealth scarce. Poverty reduction, or poverty alleviation, has been largely as a result of overall economic growth. Food shortages were common before modern agricultural technology and in places that
- Absolute poverty The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate standard of living in a given country.[citation needed]In practice, like the definition of poverty, the official or common understanding of the poverty line is significantly higher in developed countries than in developing countries
References
- ^ Sachs, Jeffrey (2005). The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time Penguin Press Hc ISBN 1-59420-045-9
- ^ a b "World Bank Press Release". http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:21881954~pagePK:34370~piPK:34424~theSitePK:4607,00.html.
- ^ (E/CN.4/Sub.2/1996/13)
- Jones, Gareth Stedman (2004) An End to Poverty? Profile Books LTD ISBN 1-86197-729-8
External links
- WhiteBand.org - Global Call to Action Against Poverty
- Scientific American Magazine (September 2005 Issue) Can Extreme Poverty Be Eliminated?
- International Movement ATD Fourth World
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Q. Why Does A Third Of The World Live In Extreme Poverty On Less Than A Dollar A Day?
Asked by bobe - Thu Jan 31 04:22:09 2008 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments
A. This is all happened because of colonization and industrial revolution. This happened before 200 years. Few countries in western Europe use to rule the world. They never treated there counterparts as equal. And they never allow industrial revolution to reach to these countries. This made possible as they were the rulers of the world. They never give up production units to go abroad. In the countries like US, Canada, Australia and New zealand same west European people lived so they involved or allowed to involve in industrial revolution. Japan is an exception. But now a days because of globalization wealth is flowing from rich countries to poor countries. So China, India, Brazil, south east Asian countries and some part of south America… [cont.]
Answered by Chanakya - Thu Jan 31 05:05:36 2008
