Sustainable Development: A First and Second Generation Human Right
Gennaro Desposito
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Human rights issues surrounding Sustainable Development
In the modern global world there is an overwhelming amount of people who live in and die from poverty each and every day. Statistically it is an issue that it, to say the least, overwhelming and shows no sign of stopping. In fact when comparing statistical information about this issue poverty, on a 
year to year basis, is clearly growing at an incredible rate across the globe.
Poverty is the main cause for hunger and malnutrition. Unemployment and unjust wages prevent many millions of people from getting the basic foods and clean water needed to sustain life. With out the ‘fuel’ needed to run the ‘human machine’ the body is weekend, the immune system compromised and soon after the hungry become ill and ultimately die from simple diseases.
According to the Bread for the world Institute web site (bread.org) in 2004 Over 1.2 million people world wide were living well below the international poverty line, earning less then one dollar per day. 852 million people we’re hungry world wide (an increase of ten million people in 2003). Of this number more than sixteen thousand children per day, close to six million a year, die from hunger and hunger-related illness. Even more disturbing is the fact that more than 11 million children under five years old die every year due to issues of being born under weight. Simple illnesses such as diarrhea, and the measles play a large role in this disturbing number.
Furthermore diet plays a substantial role; iron deficiencies and the lack of vitamins and minerals which contribute largely to the problem, could simply be solved by a more diverse diet (ie: meat, vegetables, fruits, clean water, and oats/grains). Unfortunately for many diet diversity is an impossible dream.
In the modern global world there is an overwhelming amount of people who live in and die from poverty each and every day. Statistically it is an issue that it, to say the least, overwhelming and shows no sign of stopping. In fact when comparing statistical information about this issue poverty, on a
Poverty is the main cause for hunger and malnutrition. Unemployment and unjust wages prevent many millions of people from getting the basic foods and clean water needed to sustain life. With out the ‘fuel’ needed to run the ‘human machine’ the body is weekend, the immune system compromised and soon after the hungry become ill and ultimately die from simple diseases.
According to the Bread for the world Institute web site (bread.org) in 2004 Over 1.2 million people world wide were living well below the international poverty line, earning less then one dollar per day. 852 million people we’re hungry world wide (an increase of ten million people in 2003). Of this number more than sixteen thousand children per day, close to six million a year, die from hunger and hunger-related illness. Even more disturbing is the fact that more than 11 million children under five years old die every year due to issues of being born under weight. Simple illnesses such as diarrhea, and the measles play a large role in this disturbing number.
Furthermore diet plays a substantial role; iron deficiencies and the lack of vitamins and minerals which contribute largely to the problem, could simply be solved by a more diverse diet (ie: meat, vegetables, fruits, clean water, and oats/grains). Unfortunately for many diet diversity is an impossible dream.