Girls in Darfur
Number of children in the world: 2.2 billion. Number of children in poverty: 1 billion.
Economic Crisis
Crisis in U.S. banking sector became the biggest global downturn since the Great Depression. Governments of the wealthiest nations have resorted to extensive bail-outs and rescue packages.
Urbanization of the World’s Population
Approximately half the world’s population now live in cities and towns. One out of three urban dwellers live in slum conditions.
Women
Women perform 66 percent of the world’s work, produce 50 percent of the food, but earn 10 percent of the income and own 1 percent of the property.
Children in Poverty
Number of children in the world: 2.2 billion. Number of children in poverty: 1 billion.
