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I welcome the fact that the report acknowledges the seriousness of the world situation.
As the UN report on the Millennium Development Goals revealed, progress in the fight to reduce hunger has been too slow. Indeed, the figures have worsened in recent years: 854 million people (17% of the world’s population) per day suffer from hunger and almost 16 000 children die every day due to hunger-related causes.
Nevertheless, once again the report glosses over the causes at the root of this intolerable situation.
It is important to highlight the fact that, at the same time as 16 000 children die every day:
The US Administration has earmarked USD 600 billion for military spending in its budget;
The 691 richest people in the world have a net fortune equivalent to USD 2.2 billion, which is equal to the combined wealth of the 145 poorest countries;
The 500 richest people have a combined income higher than that of the 416 million poorest;
The 8 million richest people in the world have a net fortune equivalent to 80% of the GDP of all the countries in the world.
This is the root of the problem."@en1
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