UN Says 1 Billion People Live in Dire Poverty
The Associated Press reports that they UN says nearly 1 billion people live in dire poverty:
Close to one billion people, or one-sixth of humanity, live in urban areas that are dangerous and “out of control,” a senior UN official said Monday.
“About one person out of six in the world lives in very dire conditions in cities, or parts of cities, which are out of control,” said Antonio Maria Costa, executive director of the Vienna-based United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
Costa, speaking at a news conference, said such “failing cities” were mostly in Latin America and Africa but noted that “at least a portion” were also located in the developed world and in Asia.
I see no justification for any person living in poverty, let alone 1 billion. The world has enough resources to provide food, clothes, and shelter for everyone, so why do we still allow a sixth of human beings to live in dire poverty?
