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1.2 billion people live on less than $1.25/day (USD) - the definition of "extreme global poverty."

Consider the following:

Water3.4 million people die every year from water related diseases around the world, and roughly 780 million people do not have access to clean water.

HealthNearly 11,700 people die every day from HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. Close to two-thirds of these people are living in sub-Saharan Africa.

Education61 million children of primary school age were out of school. More than half of them (33 million) were in sub-Saharan Africa and a further one fifth (13 million) in Southern Asia.

Women
A woman dies every minute due to complications during pregnancy and childbirth.

Human TraffickingWorldwide, there are nearly two million children in the commercial sex trade.

Agriculture & hungerMalnutrition is the underlying cause of death for at least 3.1 million children, accounting for 45% of all deaths among children under the age of five. 

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