Poverty. FedWorld.gov home. Causes of Poverty. Author and Page information by Anup ShahThis Page Last Updated Sunday, September 28, 2014 Almost half the world — over 3 billion people — live on less than $2.50 a day.The GDP (Gross Domestic Product) of the 41 Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (567 million people) is less than the wealth of the world’s 7 richest people combined.Nearly a billion people entered the 21st century unable to read a book or sign their names.Less than one per cent of what the world spent every year on weapons was needed to put every child into school by the year 2000 and yet it didn’t happen.1 billion children live in poverty (1 in 2 children in the world). 640 million live without adequate shelter, 400 million have no access to safe water, 270 million have no access to health services. 10.6 million died in 2003 before they reached the age of 5 (or roughly 29,000 children per day).
Migration Information Source. As Qatar races to build its infrastructure for the 2022 World Cup, international civil-society actors increasingly are highlighting the harsh conditions under which temporary labor migrants often work in Qatar and other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries.
This article examines the emerging roles, challenges, and opportunities that civil-society groups face in the region; it also analyzes the prevailing legal and political structures where civil society operates in the Gulf. In a decision that received little notice, the Supreme Court in mid-March declined to review federal appellate decisions that struck down controversial local immigration ordinances in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, and Farmers Branch, Texas—bringing to a close a contentious chapter in immigration litigation.
This article also explores President Obama’s decision to order a review of deportation policies, Chile’s admission into the Visa Waiver Program, and more. International Rescue Committee in San Diego Recent Articles. Human Development Index 2011: Warnings For The Future. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) published its annual Human Development Index on Wednesday, painting a grim picture of the prospects for millions of people in some of the world's poorest nations.
The Human Development Index ranks countries based on development issues, progress and policies, the UNDP report explains. This year's study focuses on the connection between development, equity and environmental sustainability. The UNDP argues that global development will be unable to continue unless the world takes bold measures to battle inequality and environmental threats. Deforestation, soil erosion and rising food prices have disproportionally hit poor populations across the world, widening the gap between developed and underdeveloped countries. Migration Management in Mexico and Central America. Thursday, October 18, 2012 Migration Management in Mexico and Central America Map Courtesy of Natural Resources Canada Migration has emerged as a critical policy issue for Mexico and Central America over the course of the last three decades.
While most attention has focused on Mexican migration to the United States, Central American transit migration through Mexico has increased in size and visibility since the 1980s, generating policy and governance issues for Mexico. Migration Information Source. The World's Most Corrupt Nations, 2010. Online Encyclopedia of Mass Violence. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. ICPSR Web Site. FAO Statistics. International Religious Freedom Data, Aggregate File (2001-2005) This file contains aggregate measures from the ARDA’s coding of the 2001, 2003, and 2005 U.S.
State Department’s International Religious Freedom Reports. This coding produced data on 196 different countries and territories (see below for list of countries coded), but excluded the United States. It also includes three indexes calculated from these data: Government Regulation of Religion index (GRI), Social Regulation of Religion index (SRI), Government Favoritism of Religion index (GFI) (see Grim and Finke, 2006). Data in this file represent mean coding responses for each variable from all three years of coding. Data File Cases: 198 Variables: 364 Weight Variable: None Data Collection Date Collected: Summer 2006 Funded By Collection Procedures. World Database of Happiness. General Social Survey. The GSS contains a standard 'core' of demographic, behavioral, and attitudinal questions, plus topics of special interest.
Many of the core questions have remained unchanged since 1972 to facilitate time-trend studies as well as replication of earlier findings. International Social Survey Programme. World Values Survey. Base / Demografía y población / Análisis y estudios demográficos. JMP > Welcome to the WHO & UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme: introduction. Indices & Data. Ited Nations: Human Rights. A school girl at the Sitara School in Kabul pushes her classmate, a double-leg land-mine amputee in a wheelchair.
The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities was adopted on 13 December 2006. UN Photo/Hassan Zakizada UN Bodies. UNICEF Information by country. UN Population Division. WHO Statistical Information System (WHOSIS) The Pluralism Project. One of the most frequently asked questions at the Pluralism Project is about statistics- how many people are here from a given religious tradition, how many centers are there, what percentage of the population are we talking about.
There is a paucity of information since the U.S. Census does not collect figures on religious adherence for the country. What information we have about such numbers is controversial; some suggest that a religious tradition that keeps track of its own adherents has a vested interest in maximizing those numbers. The presence of religious diversity does not require proof; it is a fact that can be seen in communities across America. World Religions Religion Statistics Geography Church Statistics. The Association of Religion Data Archives - U.S. and World Religion Statistics and Data - ARDA. Data from the ARDA National Profiles, 2005 Update: Religion Indexes, Adherents and Other Data.