According to UNICEF, 30,000 children die each day due to poverty. And they “die quietly in some of the poorest villages on earth, far removed from the scrutiny and the conscience of the world. Being meek and weak in life makes these dying multitudes even more invisible in death.“
Around the world, some 26,500 children die every day. That is equivalent to:
*1 child dying every 3 seconds *18 children dying every minute *A 2004 Asian Tsunami occurring every week *An Iraq-scale death toll every 15–36 days *Almost 10 million children dying every year *Some 60 million children dying between 2000 and 2006
Imagine what the world would look like if we spent this money on food, shelter, health care and education in the developing countries - destroying some of the underlying causes of war vs. taking lives while simultaneously breeding more hatred.
The well-being of mankind, its peace and security, are unattainable unless and until its unity is firmly established.
"The war on terrorism is tightly bound with the war on Poverty." ~Colin Powell
"Being unwanted, unloved, uncared for, forgotten by everybody, I think that is a much greater hunger, a much greater poverty than the person who has nothing to eat." ~Mother Teresa
