GFA World Blog

Despite improvements in some parts of the globe, the World Bank says "extreme poverty remains unacceptably high." Globally, 1 in 10 is below the poverty line, somehow surviving on less than $1.90 (USD) a day. Across a large swath of the eastern world, "Hundreds of millions live slightly above the poverty line, more than 200 million live in slums, and about 500 million go without electricity," notes the World Bank.

Though the number of people in the region living in "extreme poverty" has been slashed in the past decade, around 62 million children still must work to help support their families. World…