Eradicating Poverty and Hunger with the First Millenium Goal
Ashley Houdyschell
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The first Millennium Goal is society's only chance of rectifying the threatening problems concerning extreme poverty and hunger. The core of the Goal is organized and reasonable, and progress in areas such as Eastern Asia and Southern Asia proves that achieving the Goal is ultimately possible. Howev 
er, when the Goal was first instigated, certain regions of the world, like Sub-Saharan Africa, were not taken into full consideration, and now the problems in these areas nearly outweigh the progress. We are proposing that bill S. 1315 be amended to extend the Goal further by at least ten years in order for Sub-Saharan Africa and similar regions to make significant progress in the direction of reducing poverty and hunger. Twenty-five years is clearly not a reasonable amount of time to correct these certain issues, but by extending the deadline for the Goal to be met, it is possible to continue the promising progress and eventually eradicate extreme poverty and hunger worldwide.
Studies have shown that as long as economic growth remains steady, extreme global poverty is likely to fall to 10% by 2015, which will fulfill this goal. However, Sub-Saharan Africa is not expected to participate in the achieving of this goal, which is an issue that needs to be corrected before it is too late. According to the Department for International Development, Sub-Saharan Africa is currently in very high poverty and is not expected to meet the target. West Asia has low poverty but no change or negative progress has occurred, which likely means this region will also not meet the target. Some areas of Latin America, the Caribbean, and Commonwealth of Independent States in Europe and Asia have had little progress thus far but the progress is insufficient to meet the target. If the bill was amended to extend the deadline for Goal one until at least 2025, issues centered on these regions could be focused on and attacked properly. It is not possible for these areas to achieve the Goal by 2015; giving up and admitting defeat is not a reasonable option, but achieving the Goal later is better than never achieving it at all.
Studies have shown that as long as economic growth remains steady, extreme global poverty is likely to fall to 10% by 2015, which will fulfill this goal. However, Sub-Saharan Africa is not expected to participate in the achieving of this goal, which is an issue that needs to be corrected before it is too late. According to the Department for International Development, Sub-Saharan Africa is currently in very high poverty and is not expected to meet the target. West Asia has low poverty but no change or negative progress has occurred, which likely means this region will also not meet the target. Some areas of Latin America, the Caribbean, and Commonwealth of Independent States in Europe and Asia have had little progress thus far but the progress is insufficient to meet the target. If the bill was amended to extend the deadline for Goal one until at least 2025, issues centered on these regions could be focused on and attacked properly. It is not possible for these areas to achieve the Goal by 2015; giving up and admitting defeat is not a reasonable option, but achieving the Goal later is better than never achieving it at all.
Studies have shown that as long as economic growth remains steady, extreme global poverty is likely to fall to 10% by 2015, which will fulfill this goal.