We'd still find ourselves living in cities racked by disease and poverty, with the exception of pockets of privilege.
The continued conflicts, violence, hunger, disease and poverty around the globe have become too overwhelming for governments, even as a collective, to handle.
It will be a rare opportunity for world leaders to pledge their commitment to do more to protect children from war, disease and poverty.
Millions suffer from hunger and poverty and disease in this world of ours.
Bringing boys and girls together, organizing schooling and health education, providing the tools and the incentive to fight against poverty and disease -- that is the legacy we want to leave.
Trust me, I'm a doctor who has travelled far and wide, and have witnessed the worst effects of poverty, disease and war.
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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This change has occurred as Western influence has steadily declined, the result of inconsistent and often times ineffective policies related to important African concerns, such as poverty, disease, corruption and infrastructure development.
They are much too pessimistic about its power to solve poverty, disease and pollution in our lifetimes.
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The hope is that arming rural communities with certain skill sets will help break a cycle of poverty, disease and malnutrition.
However, the real victims of poverty and disease are already finding themselves in a worse position because of previous attacks on intellectual property.
He also credited them with "advancing similar innovative financing mechanisms" that "can help us reach the Millennium Development Goals" for reducing poverty, disease and other blights on humanity.
For the majority of Japanese, the norm for centuries was grinding poverty, disease and incipient malnutrition until the post-war reconstruction, kick-started by the allied occupation, began to work its magic.
He said although the Millennium Development Goals - on relieving poverty and disease in the world's poorest nations - concentrated on advances in primary education, that would not be enough to create the skills necessary to transform economies.
These days, Gerson is trying to resurrect the case for the role of government in addressing problems of poverty, disease, and education.
But if the world keeps the promises that it has made to itself to really fight extreme poverty and preventable disease, then nothing is impossible.
Poverty, hunger, disease and illiteracy continue to afflict the daily lives of billions.
As India becomes an increasingly influential global power, we can partner to meet other transnational challenges: developing clean energy partnerships, confronting climate change, stopping infectious disease, reducing hunger and working to end extreme poverty in our time.
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As the most powerful people in the world (the leaders of the seven big industrial democracies plus Russia, together with the president of the European Commission), they promise every summer to tackle some of its worst troubles: poverty, disease, warfare, crime and pollution, to name but a few.
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Just as the primitive man was confused by and fearful of storms and earthquakes and drought and disease, progressives are befuddled by the rise and fall of industries, booms and recessions, wealth and poverty.
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Despite this educational boost, new veterans and their families still face steep obstacles, many of which are complex to communicate and not as easy to convey as finding a cure for a disease or ending poverty.
To meet the challenges of the 21st century -- from terrorism to nuclear proliferation, from pandemic disease to cyber threats to crushing poverty -- we will strengthen old alliances, forge new ones, and use all elements of our national power.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, of adult smokers in the U.S., 28.9% live below the poverty level, while 18.3% of smokers live at or above the poverty level.
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