We have made tremendous progress over the last quarter of a century in the fight against poverty. In 1990, 36 per cent of the world's population, or 1.9 billion people, earned less than US$1.25 a day. By next year, we estimate that that rate will (...)
At this moment, more than a billion people live on less than US$1.25 a day. That is a stain on our moral conscience. We must help lift people out of poverty without delay, without prejudice, no matter the circumstance, no matter the locale.
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