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Amnesty International Head Irene Khan on "The Unheard Truth: Poverty and Human Rights"

Saturday marks the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. The poverty rate here in the United States has now risen to 13.2 percent, the highest level in eleven years. And around the world, two billion people, or a full third of humanity, are poor, living on less than $2 a day. One billion live in extreme poverty, earning less than $1 a day. The latest numbers from the United Nations indicate that over a billion people are also going hungry. Irene Khan argues that these harsh numbers alone dont tell the whole story. Poverty, the book argues, must be recognized as the worlds worst human rights crisis.

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[Sundrumify]

This vid should be shown to the next meeting of the World Economic Forum, UN, World Bank, European Commission, the Vatican, or other Elite organizations, who salute Values, Human Rights and Mission Statements in their brochures. Recently, I posted comments on the vid, why the U.N. failed. This vid was erased.

I do not see an outflow of equality and oneness, and it gets worse.

Lisa from Munich

[StartLoving2]

Hi! Certainly we can expect to see no more heroic action from others than we live ourselves. Your brother, Start

[Sundrumify]

Thanks for responding. We do not need heroic actions, other than a fair sharing by those, who are in charge of unproportional high amounts of money.

Your sister, Lisa

[StartLoving2]

And what do you think will bring that about? It has always required, and will always require heroic action.

[Sundrumify]

What would an heroic action be? Heroism has all kinds of definitions. Please do not get me wrong.

Thanks for your response!

Lisa