BACKGROUND
Poverty concerns us all
Being poor means living without security, having no prospect of a better future and having no voice or power. Being poor means being at the mercy of diseases, natural disasters and violent conflicts. Being poor means going hungry or having to live from hand to mouth. Poverty is one of the biggest problems of our times. More than one billion people live in extreme poverty on less than one US dollar a day. Poverty reduction is the most important task international and German development policy is facing.
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WHAT GERMANY IS DOING
Fighting the causes of poverty
Poverty is a multifaceted problem with many different causes and consequences. There is no blueprint for combating poverty. It is important to provide short-term and practical aid at local level, but this is usually not enough to bring lasting improvement to poor people’s situation. That is why Germany believes in fighting poverty at the structural level. The goal of German development policy is to improve existing economic and social conditions and thus to eradicate the causes of poverty. The fight against poverty can be successful in the long term if we eliminate the root causes.
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LEVEL OF ACTION
Poverty reduction: A challenge for German and international development policy
Poverty reduction is an overarching task of German and international development policy. Structural changes are needed at international level, in partner countries, and in Germany.
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