Summary: Poverty Across The Globe

Poverty Across the Globe
Being in a situation with little or no money has many negative effects on people. Not only in poor countries, but many families in the United States too experience poverty. Poverty can mean many different things. Not having a good primary school or health center, not having access to safe drinking water, powerlessness and discrimination. As years go on, poverty will continue to worsen if nothing is done about it. There are many solutions to reduce the number of people living in poverty today. Although there are several programs designed to help the less fortunate, the governments ought to seek actively further resolutions to help get this worldwide problem under control.
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A lack of resources and not getting the right nutrition every day has many effects on the human body. World hunger has become a growing problem over the past decades. Found on the World Hunger Education Service Web site, children have become the most visible victims of poor nutrition, which contributed to approximately 50 percent of child deaths. “Geographically, more than 70 percent of malnourished children live in Asia, 26 percent in Africa and 4 percent in Latin America and the Caribbean.” ("2012 World Hunger and Poverty Facts and Statistics”) Children who are poorly nourished suffer up to 160 days of illness each year, which magnifies the effects of diseases like measles and malaria. Data from a study with the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth shows there are differentials in height for age between poor and non-poor children (Brooks-Gunn, Duncan 60).
Today, governments are working hard to help the people in need. There are several federal health programs and policies in the Unites States that help people. UNICEF helps national and subnational authorities formulate appropriate legislative, administrative and financial measures. This company uses a certain approach to reduce poverty in countries by focuses on building poor people’s strengths. Progression has been made in disease control and the reduction of disorders. Some of UNICEF’s major areas of focus are basic education, primary health care, nutrition, water
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