Today is the United Nation’s International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.
https://www.un.org/en/observances/day-for-eradicating-poverty
The European Union is characterised by its high living standards and its citizens can choose to live and work amongst 27 modern and developed countries. But did you know that poverty is still a major global issue? Here are two eye-opening facts provided by the UN:
- In 2018, almost 8% of the world’s population lived on less than US$1.90 per person per day.
- Most people living below the poverty line belong to two regions: Southern Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.
This year, the United Nations has decided to concentrate on other lesser known dimensions of modern-day poverty: the lack of social and environmental justice.
Climate change affects us all, but it is especially damning on communities living in underdeveloped countries with limited infrastructure and resources. The effects of climate change have affected many of these communities, destroying people’s homes and businesses, and forcing them to leave their homelands out of sheer necessity.
Do you think you are truly aware of the effects of poverty around the world? Test your knowledge whilst practising your interpreting skills with the following speeches and quiz!
- How many aid packages has the Red Cross delivered to people in poverty, especially to prisoners of war, in the last 10 years? Speech 28645
- According to the International Organisation for Migration, how many people tried to cross from Africa to the European coastline of the Mediterranean Sea to flee from poverty? Speech 28040
- Where and when was the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa launched? Speech 25830
- How much money was injected into the food programme the Commission launched in 2012 to help feed the poorest of the world? Speech 24136
- After the devastating earthquake that ripped through Haiti in 2010, out of the 4000 schools it destroyed, how many were rebuilt by 2012? Speech 24056
Happy practice!
Your Speech Repository Team.