And we are engaged in getting rid of chronic poverty, ignorance and disease, which still afflict millions and millions of our people.
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But in a country driven by chronic poverty, illiteracy and greed, a few thousands dollars are enough to push some to take the extreme step.
It's the commercial heart of east Africa, and despite chronic poverty for many, there's a palpable sense of energy in the hustle and bustle of daily life.
They present radically different interpretations of chronic poverty.
In this interlocking tangle of anecdotal episodes, the Filipino director Brillante Mendoza depicts the hell of chronic urban poverty with plenty of heart and not a shred of sentimentality.
His New Order policies dragged tens of millions of Indonesians out of poverty, but, in the end, it was chronic abuse of power that brought Suharto down.
Thirty years of conflict had decimated infrastructure, created chronic security risks, encouraged corruption, and left most Afghans in abject poverty.
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But high levels of chronic sickness and other economic problems mean that the number of people living in poverty in Wales is still above the UK average.
Whatever power structure emerges, Yemen's next leaders will face daunting tasks as they inherit a state where oil revenues have declined and the economy is in ruins, where poverty is endemic and a young and rapidly growing population faces a chronic shortage of water.
Over three-quarters of the center's families fall below federal poverty guidelines, which means that even simple things like basic prescriptions for chronic treatable diseases can be unaffordable.
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