Oh My

There are now 15 million AIDS orphans, of which 12 million are in sub-Saharan Africa.

Over 3 billion people live on less than £2 a day. 80% of humanity live on less than £7 a day.

28% of all children in developing nations are malnourished. 800 million people worldwide are chronically undernourished.

1 billion people cannot read a word.

128 million children have no access whatsoever to education.

1 million people die of Malaria every year, with 400 million new infections.

1.8 billion people have no immediate access to running water and live on less than 20 litres per day. The average Englishman uses 50 litres a day just flushing his loo.

Over 400 million school days are lost every year due to water-related sicknesses.

1.5 million poor people die every year because of lung diseases due to solid fuel burning.

There are 35 million widows in India.

161 nations are now involved in human trafficking. Children make up half of the world’s slaves, in whatever form. 30 000 Romanian women are just “missing”.

The wealthiest 20% of the world’s population account for 77% of total consumption. The poorest 20% account for just 1.5%.

497 billionaires are worth £2.4 trillion. The nett financial worth of the world’s poorest 2.4 billion people is £1.1 trillion. In other words, one billionaire possesses more wealth than 10 million poor people.

Let's have another conference..

figures approximated from various sources