The drought in Ethiopia has help relief workers there fear another episode of human suffering brought about by the 1984 famine, which caused more than 1 million deaths. The Christian Science Monitor reported recently that about 10 million Ethiopians need emergency food aid, but the rise in prices makes getting the food even more expensive.
Even with the three years of combined efforts, some countries have recently begun to get poorer. Today, some African countries will not conquer poverty until 2165, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) believes.
It says poor countries must come up with better ideas and ways, while the wealthier ones improve trade and aid.
Releasing its Human Development Report 2003, the UNDP says poverty is expected. In the last 30 years, life expectancy in poor countries has risen by eight years, and illiteracy has been halved.
But it says progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is unreliable, with success still doubtfull.
The amount of Americans in poverty scaled by 816,000 in 2007, at the same time the poverty rate stayed statistically changed, in general median income rose discreetly, and the number and percentage of Americans without health insurance fell somewhat, according to Census data issued today. But the poverty rate remained higher, median income for working-age households remained lower, and the number and percentage of Americans without health insurance remained much greater than in 2001, when the last recession hit bottom.
Somalia faces an amount of major barriers to development: civil disagreement, the lack of a fully functioning central government, and natural calamities such as drought and floods. In addition, the ongoing armed struggle has often prevented much-needed humanitarian assistance from reaching the population. Poverty has inevitably increased since the early 1990s and the collapse of the government and onset of civil war. About 43 per cent of the population lives in extreme poverty, or on less than US$1 per day. This figure rises to 53 per cent in rural areas, where extreme poverty is more prevalent.
Health needles for the population have shown a decline since 1991, an inevitable consequence of the collapse of public services and destruction of infrastructure. Child survival improved after the famine of the early 1990s, but is still low and has deteriorated since the end of the 1990s. Malnutrition continues to be prevalent throughout the country.
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This is a more informational post focused on your topic-- thanks. I tried clicking your link though, and I received an error message-- can you make sure you have the correct link. Also, just posting the link is not a full MLA citation-- you can use easybib.com for a quick form to get your source cited correctly.
Two other things to think about: use transitions between paragraphs so the thoughts flow into each other and use two vocab words in each post.
Now, in 2008, I wonder where the biggest needs are.
Very interesting and full of information/facts. It's very surprising to see how some countries won't be out of poverty until 2165 and how high the American poverty level is.
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