THE ACTIONS OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL, THE RULERS OF THIS WORLD, THAT OWN ALL THE MONEY IN THIS WORLD ARE THE DIRECT CAUSE OF THE DEELOPMENT AND SUSTAINING OF WORLD POVERTY.
THEY DIRECTLY ARE CREATING DEATH AMONGST THE POOR. THIS WORLD NEEDS TRUE FREEDOM AND EQUALITY!

grr. you guys obviously are not geting the point... Poverty is a huge thing so lets all get off our asses and help these poor people by donating money to them or to organizations like unicef!

ice cream in europe+ cosmetics in usa = basic education+ and health for all

Sick World we live in to allow anyone to die before their time! Poverty, Hunger and Homlessness can be fixed if the world wants to get together and solves these issues that are causing needlessly and massive suffering all over the world!

you stupid people you cut of part of my comments? @#$%

the governments and prime ministers of the world should be extremely ashamed of themselves, they have nothing to be proud of . They have brought the world to a phase where we have thousands of people dieing each day from poverty!

very nice

lets not waste time with questions!poverty is wasting lifes!make a achange in your sorounding-create an oportunity for others to enjoy life- by the way as toil remember others.

What is this site?!
My name was mistakenly put on 2 posts below mine. I only wrote the long one criticizing the person before me about economics, and now this one.

And I would like to second that the milk for the rats is for religious reasons.

Where did this data come from, who runs this site, and what is the point?

Obviously you don't understand economics. Printing money that we don't actually have is one of the major reasons why there is so much poverty. The answer does not lie in money, it lies in people's mentality - greed, impatience, selfishness, etc.

If you really want to make a difference, evaluate they way you live, and what you are doing to make a difference before asking a government to simply fix the problem by distributing money. (think of how the value of that money would change once EVERYONE has it....)

this is so sad the banks should have the sense to ask the government for permission to print as much money as needed to eradicate world poverty.

where are the statistics?

Do people care? NO!!!!!!!!!!!
They would rather waste that money on designer clothes that they won't ever use or that will wear out easily.

it is so sad to think that people have to try and live this way when there is so much food for everyone

i think its sick how footballers such as david beckham kick a football round the pitch and earn like over 75thousand a match, theres people who save lifes and dont get as much as them. just imagine if they were on a normal wage, the other money could be distributed to the countries that are suffering.

I'm pretty sure those rats were given the milk for religious/spiritual reasons, not poverty. Just saying.

World Poverty Statistics

The girls eyes above are calling for your support-look for any charitable organizaton near you and help help help!please....
please help those beautiful future ambasonders of peace,development and unity.make them enjoy life.By your action they will enjoy life in its fulness.
powon kapelo

It is amazing that in this era despite all the humanitarian projects that exist the bulk of humanity allows for our brothers and sisters to suffer needlessly!

I'm using this article to help me with my freshman language arts essay on how money affects lives and how the lack there of can take a devistating toll on a person and family. It's a horrible thing to know that people will spend $5700 on a designer Gucci bag, when there are other's that have to live their lives under circumstances like this. $5700 could change a poverty ridden family's lives. =(

Please watch the film "Zeitgeist Addendum" for free on youtube, or go to theZeitgeistMovement.com.....

as Bernard Leiter, founder of the EU currency system, put it...'theres more than enough resources in the world to eliminate poverty, but clearly there's not enough money to pay for it...the problem is the Scarcity within our national currencies. In fact, its the job of the central banks to perpetuate scarcity. This is absolutely devistating to our society....

since i first visited this pages,irealiesd thatthere are people who need my attention and your attention! lets do somthing.as you eat drink think of these faces-ohh sad!
powon

super presentation

Thank you for this very valuable information.  We should all be more appreciative when we realize how many people are in poverty.  We have it made.

Thank you for the page it has help me do a wondrful presentation

this is very sad.  Thanks for the information.  Hopefully people will see this and be compelled to stand up and help change the world

Thanks very much for your great statistics! I just hope more people will read pages like this and eventually understand why we need to help people in poverty.

OMG this is soooo sad i can't bear to look at pictures because it brings tears to my eyes!! ):

It's hard to believe what the world is coming to. There are so many people throughout the globe who own ridiculuos amounts of money; amounts suffiecient enough to eradicate poverty itself, yet still people are dying from inadequate food, shelter, water and healthcare. I can't help but feel enraged when i hear someone complain of something as insignificant as a 'broken nail' or not being able to go on myspace, because they are taking for granted the fact they live in a place that actually has access to electricity. Never underestimate how lucky you are, because it is unfair to those who dream of being 'lucky'.
Peace out

Can you please tell us which source exactly did you get the statistics from? Thanks!

hi im doing a letter to the editor for a school request i really like this site where did you get your info from i cant seem to find that many genuine sites so thanks for putting this page up!!! and i agree with you paige.:) :)

this is a disgrace all the people around the world who have dinner on their plate every night are lucky humans shouldnt have to live like this!!!