End Poverty:
Nowadays, 30 million growing up poor in the world’s richest countries.
Why it matters?
More than 700 million people still live in extreme poverty and struggle to meet their basic needs such as health, education, access to water and sanitation. Yes, that’s a terrifying number. 70 percent of those trying to live with the income on less than $1.90 a day live in Southeast Asia and the sub-Saharan region. Half of the global poor population lives in lower-middle income countries such as China, India, Indonesia and Nigeria. However, this issue also affects developed countries. Today, 30 million children in the world's richest countries are growing up in poverty.
So what is our plan?
Eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere, defined as the number of people living on less than $1.25 a day by 2030
By 2030, at least half of the proportion of men, women and children of all ages living in poverty in all its dimensions, according to national definitions
Implement nationally appropriate social protection systems and measures for all, including essential goods and services, and achieve substantial coverage for the poor and vulnerable by 2030
By 2030, ensure that all men and women, particularly the poor and vulnerable, have equal rights to economic resources, access to basic services, ownership and control over land and other forms of property, inheritance, natural resources, appropriate new technologies and financial instruments, including microfinance.
By 2030, build resilience of the poor and vulnerable and reduce vulnerabilities to extreme weather events and other economic, social and environmental shocks and disasters
Ensuring substantial diversion of resources, including through enhanced development cooperation, in order to provide adequate and predictable tools, developing countries, particularly least developed countries, to implement programs and policies to end poverty in all its dimensions.
Create sound policy framework at national, regional and international levels, based on well-poor and gender-sensitive development strategies, to support accelerated investment in actions for poverty eradication.
Health and Quality Life
The US$1 billion per year spent on vaccination saves the lives of 1 million children each year.
Why it matters?
Ensuring healthy lives and promoting happiness at all ages are important for building welfare societies. However, despite great improvements in people's health and well-being, inequalities in access still remain. More than 5 million children still die each year before they reach the age of five, with only half of women in developing countries accessing the health care they need. Epidemics such as HIV/AIDS are increasing in places where people are afraid to use health services because they fear the pressure of society.
So what is our plan?
Reducing the global maternal mortality rate to less than 70 per 100,000 births by 2030
End preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5 years of age by 2030, with a goal of reducing the neonatal mortality rate to at least 12 per 1000 live births and the under-5 mortality rate to at least 25 per 1000 live births in all countries
By 2030, end epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases and combat hepatitis, waterborne diseases and other communicable diseases
By 2030, reduce premature deaths from noncommunicable diseases by one-third through prevention and treatment, and improve mental health and well-being
Strengthening the prevention and treatment of substance abuse, including drug use and alcohol abuse
Halving the global number of deaths and injuries from road traffic crashes by 2030
By 2030, ensuring universal access to reproductive health services, including sexual health and family planning, and information and education on this subject, and integrating reproductive health into national strategies and programs
Establishing a universal health insurance system that includes financial risk protection, access to quality primary health care and access to safe, effective, quality and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all.
By 2030, substantially reduce the number of diseases and deaths from harmful chemicals and air, water and soil pollution
Strengthen the implementation of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in all countries, as appropriate
Doha Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), which affirms the right to fully implement the provisions of the Agreement on the Commercial Characteristics of Intellectual Property Rights regarding flexibility for the protection of public health of developing countries, supporting the development of vaccines and medicines for communicable and non-communicable diseases affecting most developing countries; and Ensure access to affordable essential medicines and vaccines, in line with the Declaration on Public Health, and in particular ensure access to medicines for all
Significantly increase health care financing and health workforce employment, development, training and continuity in developing countries, particularly least developed countries and small island developing states
Strengthening the early warning, risk reduction and risk management capacities of all countries, especially developing countries, against national and global health risks.
