Ending Extreme Poverty
To read the reports and the projections of The World Bank, it would seem that it is possible to end extreme poverty in the world by 2030. How realistic is that goal? It is not possible to know for sure if that goal is achievable, but when the facts of how many people live in terrible, depressing poverty, credit has to be given to The World Bank for trying. This paper presents the facts and projections of The World Bank and of the United Nations as well.
The World Bank's Plan
In a press release issued in April, 2014, The World Bank expressed the notion that countries cannot expect to reduce grinding poverty amongst their citizens simply by expanding economic growth. The right way to reduce extreme poverty is to " ... complement efforts to enhance growth" with programs that allocate more resources to the extreme poor" (TWB 2014). Moreover, the press release statement continued, countries must also make certain that "... in the long run" the poor must not find themselves stuck " ... just above the poverty line" because they had no opportunities to rise higher.
World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim is quoted saying that economic growth must be "more inclusive" and...
The World Bank's Senior Vice President Kaushik Basu remarked in the press release that it is " ... a sad commentary on our prosperous world that over one billion people live in extreme poverty ... " (TWB 2014).
How Much Progress Has Been Made?
According to The World Bank website, in 1990, 36% of the world's population lived in extreme poverty; in 2000 that number fell to 28%; and in 2010 the number was 18% (TWB, 2013). The prediction -- based on how the data has dropped from year to year -- is that by 2020 only 9% of the world's people will suffer the indignity of extreme poverty (TWB).
The Moral Imperative
A collaborative effort between The World Bank, The United Nations, and a "broad coalition of faith-based and religious organizations" convened at the United Nations in early October to solidify a "framework" -- that was organized around "three pillars (Taylor 2015). Those three pillars include: a) "strengthening the evidence base" around the contribution of religious and faith organizations to end extreme poverty; b) taking part in "advocacy efforts" that are designed to…
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