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education for every child on earth.
the movement for relief issues. cost of ending
hunger, costs of ending poverty, estimated
cost, amount needed to end poverty, abolish
starvation, feed the world's poor. cost of
education for every child on earth.
The Global Poverty Act
Republicans and Democrats have united to pass the
Global Poverty Act. Leadership in both parties have
endorsed the landmark bill.
Republicans and Democrats have united to pass the
Global Poverty Act. Leadership in both parties have
endorsed the landmark bill.
The Global Poverty Act Overview
The Global Poverty Act requires the
President to develop and implement a
comprehensive strategy to further the
United States foreign policy objective
of promoting the reduction of global
poverty, the elimination of extreme
global poverty, and the achievement
of the Millennium Development Goal of
reducing by one-half the proportion of
people worldwide, between 1990 and
2015, who live on less than $1 per day.
The Global Poverty Act requires the
President to develop and implement a
comprehensive strategy to further the
United States foreign policy objective
of promoting the reduction of global
poverty, the elimination of extreme
global poverty, and the achievement
of the Millennium Development Goal of
reducing by one-half the proportion of
people worldwide, between 1990 and
2015, who live on less than $1 per day.
Global Poverty Act Links
| “We can – and must – make it a priority of our foreign policy to commit to eliminating extreme poverty and ensuring every child has food, shelter, and clean drinking water. As we strive to rebuild America’s standing in the world, this legislation will not only commit to reducing global poverty, but will also demonstrate our promise and support to those in the developing world." Sen. Barack Obama |
| “Poverty, hunger, and disease will be among the most serious challenges confronting the world in the 21st century. This legislation provides the President of the United States the framework and resources to help implement a comprehensive policy to reduce global poverty." Sen. Chuck Hagel (Awarded two Purple Hearts in Vietnam) |
| "We need to do more to save lives in the poorest countries. The U.S. needs to implement a real plan to combat poverty on a global scale while also addressing the national security risks extreme poverty creates." Sen. Maria Cantwell |
| “Arguably no greater problem faces the world than global poverty... We have a moral obligation to craft an overall U.S. strategy to decrease global poverty and eliminate extreme global poverty." Rep. Adam Smith |
What it Does
The Global Poverty Act:
• Declares it official U.S. policy to promote the reduction of global
poverty, the elimination of extreme global poverty, and the
achievement of the Millennium Development Goal of cutting extreme
global poverty in half by 2015.
• Requires the President to develop and implement a comprehensive
strategy to carry out that policy.
• Includes guidelines for what the strategy should include - from aid,
trade, and debt relief, to working with the international community,
businesses and NGOs, to ensuring environmental sustainability.
• Requires that the President’s strategy include specific and
measurable goals, efforts to be undertaken, benchmarks, and
timetables.
• Requires the President to report back to Congress on progress
made in the implementation of the global poverty strategy.
The Global Poverty Act:
• Declares it official U.S. policy to promote the reduction of global
poverty, the elimination of extreme global poverty, and the
achievement of the Millennium Development Goal of cutting extreme
global poverty in half by 2015.
• Requires the President to develop and implement a comprehensive
strategy to carry out that policy.
• Includes guidelines for what the strategy should include - from aid,
trade, and debt relief, to working with the international community,
businesses and NGOs, to ensuring environmental sustainability.
• Requires that the President’s strategy include specific and
measurable goals, efforts to be undertaken, benchmarks, and
timetables.
• Requires the President to report back to Congress on progress
made in the implementation of the global poverty strategy.
the global poverty act is a bill that
requires the president to develop a
strategy for addressing global poverty
requires the president to develop a
strategy for addressing global poverty
Get the Facts! Global Poverty Act fact
sheet provided by Bread for the World.
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RESULTS Global Poverty Act Info
sheet provided by Bread for the World.
ONE Campaign Global Poverty Act Info
RESULTS Global Poverty Act Info
Get the Facts!
The Global Poverty Act does not allocate any
funding. Read the fact sheet provided by
Bread for the World. Read more FAQ's below.
The Global Poverty Act does not allocate any
funding. Read the fact sheet provided by
Bread for the World. Read more FAQ's below.
Does the Global Poverty Act cost money?
No. The Global Poverty Act does not allocate
any funding. Rush Limbaugh and other partisan
talk shows are under investigation by Media
Matters for knowingly reporting false information
about the bill.
No. The Global Poverty Act does not allocate
any funding. Rush Limbaugh and other partisan
talk shows are under investigation by Media
Matters for knowingly reporting false information
about the bill.
POVERTY FAQ'S
1. Doesn’t corruption in developing nations prevent aid from reaching
the most impoverished people? While corruption exists nearly
everywhere, including the United States, it is by no means a justification for
ignoring the plight of the world's poor. In recent years, experts have
developed numerous strategies for bypassing corruption and ensuring that
the world's most vulnerable people receive assistance. The United States
even set up a funding program that requires countries to address corruption
before they can receive assistance. This ensures that aid coming from the
United States goes directly to the people.
2. Isn't the problem too big? While the problem is huge, the solutions are
easy, affordable, and proven to work. The FAO estimates that $30 billion a
year is needed to implement the methods for cutting hunger in half by 2015
(the Global Poverty Act does not allocate any funding). To put the figure in
perspective, the United States gives more to its largest military contractor
and spends over $540 billion a year on defense (more than the rest of the
world combined). Click here to read facts about poverty-reduction
successes occurring across the globe.
3. Why should the United States address poverty abroad when we have
it here? These are not competing interests. Our foreign policy should be
focused on international poverty because it's the right thing to do and
because it's in our strategic interest. And for the same reasons our domestic
policy should focus on poverty at home.
4. What is the biggest hurdle to achieving the Millennium Goals and
ending world hunger? Leadership from Congress and the White House. As
the world's agenda-setter, the United States is in the unique position of
having the power to push through poverty reduction on a global scale and to
ensure that the Millennium Goals are achieved. We're quite literally the first
country in history that has the ability and political power to end world
hunger.
5. How is poverty fought on the ground? The strategies range from
teaching farmers how to increase crop productivity to giving small loans to
women so they can buy ovens and earn money selling bread. Click here to
learn about more strategies.
6. Why do CEO's and the business community want the U.S. to end
global poverty? The world's poor are now viewed as the largest untapped
market on earth. As people transition from barely surviving into being
consumers of goods and products, U.S. companies gain new populations to
which they can market their products. Many corporations have already
benefited substantially from the poverty reduction that has occurred in India,
China, and other parts of the world, and they realize that their future
earnings are tied to whether or not U.S. leadership is working to reduce
global poverty.
7. Why do defense experts view global poverty as a threat to the
United States? Poverty creates desperate people and unstable conditions.
As the National Security Strategy of the United States says, “A world where
some live in comfort and plenty, while half of the human race lives on less
than $2 a day, is neither just nor stable.”
1. Doesn’t corruption in developing nations prevent aid from reaching
the most impoverished people? While corruption exists nearly
everywhere, including the United States, it is by no means a justification for
ignoring the plight of the world's poor. In recent years, experts have
developed numerous strategies for bypassing corruption and ensuring that
the world's most vulnerable people receive assistance. The United States
even set up a funding program that requires countries to address corruption
before they can receive assistance. This ensures that aid coming from the
United States goes directly to the people.
2. Isn't the problem too big? While the problem is huge, the solutions are
easy, affordable, and proven to work. The FAO estimates that $30 billion a
year is needed to implement the methods for cutting hunger in half by 2015
(the Global Poverty Act does not allocate any funding). To put the figure in
perspective, the United States gives more to its largest military contractor
and spends over $540 billion a year on defense (more than the rest of the
world combined). Click here to read facts about poverty-reduction
successes occurring across the globe.
3. Why should the United States address poverty abroad when we have
it here? These are not competing interests. Our foreign policy should be
focused on international poverty because it's the right thing to do and
because it's in our strategic interest. And for the same reasons our domestic
policy should focus on poverty at home.
4. What is the biggest hurdle to achieving the Millennium Goals and
ending world hunger? Leadership from Congress and the White House. As
the world's agenda-setter, the United States is in the unique position of
having the power to push through poverty reduction on a global scale and to
ensure that the Millennium Goals are achieved. We're quite literally the first
country in history that has the ability and political power to end world
hunger.
5. How is poverty fought on the ground? The strategies range from
teaching farmers how to increase crop productivity to giving small loans to
women so they can buy ovens and earn money selling bread. Click here to
learn about more strategies.
6. Why do CEO's and the business community want the U.S. to end
global poverty? The world's poor are now viewed as the largest untapped
market on earth. As people transition from barely surviving into being
consumers of goods and products, U.S. companies gain new populations to
which they can market their products. Many corporations have already
benefited substantially from the poverty reduction that has occurred in India,
China, and other parts of the world, and they realize that their future
earnings are tied to whether or not U.S. leadership is working to reduce
global poverty.
7. Why do defense experts view global poverty as a threat to the
United States? Poverty creates desperate people and unstable conditions.
As the National Security Strategy of the United States says, “A world where
some live in comfort and plenty, while half of the human race lives on less
than $2 a day, is neither just nor stable.”
Read the speech by the Secretary of
Defense calling on Congress to do
more to address global poverty.
Defense calling on Congress to do
more to address global poverty.
"The importance of deploying civilian expertise has been
relearned – the hard way – through the effort to staff
Provincial Reconstruction Teams, first in Afghanistan
and more recently in Iraq. The PRTs were designed to
bring in civilians experienced in agriculture, governance,
and other aspects of development – to work with and
alongside the military to improve the lives of the local
population, a key tenet of any counterinsurgency effort."
relearned – the hard way – through the effort to staff
Provincial Reconstruction Teams, first in Afghanistan
and more recently in Iraq. The PRTs were designed to
bring in civilians experienced in agriculture, governance,
and other aspects of development – to work with and
alongside the military to improve the lives of the local
population, a key tenet of any counterinsurgency effort."
"This year’s budget for the Department of Defense – not
counting operations in Iraq and Afghanistan – is nearly
half a trillion dollars. The total foreign affairs budget
request for the State Department is $36 billion – less
than what the Pentagon spends on health care alone."
counting operations in Iraq and Afghanistan – is nearly
half a trillion dollars. The total foreign affairs budget
request for the State Department is $36 billion – less
than what the Pentagon spends on health care alone."
"There are only about 6,600 professional Foreign
Service officers – less than the manning for one aircraft
carrier strike group."
Service officers – less than the manning for one aircraft
carrier strike group."
"When Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral
Mike Mullen was Chief of Naval Operations, he once
said he’d hand a part of his budget to the State
Department “in a heartbeat."
Mike Mullen was Chief of Naval Operations, he once
said he’d hand a part of his budget to the State
Department “in a heartbeat."
"For all of those brave men and women struggling for a
better life, there is – and must be – no stronger ally or
advocate than the United States of America. Let us
never forget that our nation remains a beacon of light
for those in dark places. And that our responsibilities to
the world – to freedom, to liberty, to the oppressed
everywhere – are not a burden on the people or the
soul of this nation. They are, rather, a blessing."
better life, there is – and must be – no stronger ally or
advocate than the United States of America. Let us
never forget that our nation remains a beacon of light
for those in dark places. And that our responsibilities to
the world – to freedom, to liberty, to the oppressed
everywhere – are not a burden on the people or the
soul of this nation. They are, rather, a blessing."
PENTAGON CALLS FOR POVERTY-REDUCTION FUNDING
