In the late 1960s, 20 million children under the age of five died every year. The situation is improving, and the number of deaths has fallen. Malnutrition is responsible for 45 percent of all deaths in children aged under five. Poverty contributes to a lack of access to healthcare and immunisations, as well as to proper nutrition, leaving children vulnerable to mostly preventable illnesses such as pneumonia, diarrhoea and malaria. Poverty is responsible for the deaths of more than six million children before their fifth birthdays, and a child under 15 dies every five seconds around the world. The consequences of poverty are far-reaching and long-lasting, including child deaths, lack of access to education and food insecurity, all of which can be caused by poverty and in turn can perpetuate it. “We are committed to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and building a safer and more sustainable world for children everywhere.” – Claire Rogers End all forms of violence against children.Double the global rate of energy efficiency improvements and increase renewable energy.End preventable deaths of newborns and children under five years of age.Increase wealth for the world’s poorest countries and communities.Ensure that all girls and boys get to go to school.Eradicate extreme poverty for all people, everywhere.This is a set of global goals for the world to achieve by 2030, including to: The World Bank’s definition of people living in poverty is those living on less than US$1.90 a day, but poverty isn’t just a low income – it is a lack of access to services and essential goods.Īt World Vision, we are tirelessly working towards achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Poverty is a complex web of circumstances that hinders the very survival of people around the world. People affected by poverty may also lack social, economic, political or material income and resources. People living in poverty struggle to meet basic needs, including having limited access to food, clothing, healthcare, education, shelter and safety. Poverty is the severe lack of certain possessions which significantly reduces the quality of a person’s life.

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