Features of World Bank
Abolish extreme poverty and hunger
During the period 1990-2004, the number of people living in extreme poverty fell by more than a third. Despite wide variations among regions and countries, the results indicate that the world as a whole can reduce poverty by half.
However, poverty in Africa is expected to increase, and most of the 36 countries where 90% of the world’s undernourished children live are in Africa. Only a quarter of countries are on track to achieve the goal of halving undernutrition.