People all over the world live with inequalities. We have the power to alter that !

The world has made huge strides in overcoming global poverty. Since 1990, more than 1.2 billion people have risen out of extreme poverty. Now, 9.2% of the world survives on $1.90 a day or less, compared to nearly 36% in 1990.

But the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to reverse decades of progress in the fight against global poverty and income inequalities, and it jeopardizes the future of a generation of children.

While the full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is unknown, the World Bank estimates that an additional 88 million to 115 million people will fall into extreme poverty in 2020, with the total rising to as many as 150 million by 2021.

When families move out of poverty, children’s health and well-being improve. Since 1990, the number of children under the age of 5 dying — mostly from preventable causes such as poverty, hunger, and disease — is less than half of what it was, dropping from nearly 35,000 a day to about 14,200.

Humanitarian Society of Greece is committed to ending poverty and contribute to the improvement of the quality of life for every human being . Though eradicating global poverty is hard, particularly in fragile contexts, HS of Greece believes there is reason to hope and stands for this hope.

Ending global poverty is a priority not only for Humanitarian Society of Greece. By 2030, as part of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, global leaders aim to eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere.