Today, one-quarter of the world’s population still lives on the equivalent of less than one US dollar a day, and the World Bank says that the daily spending power of 1.2 billion people is roughly equal to the price of a hamburger, two soft drinks, or three candy bars in the West. According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, 815 million people, including 200 million children under the age of five, go to bed hungry each night.
据估计，工业化国家的人均财富已经相当于最贫困国家的74倍。今天，世界人口的四分之一仍然以每天不到1美元为生，世界银行说12亿人口的日消费能力大约相当于西方人购买一个汉堡、两瓶软饮或三块糖果的价格。据联合国粮农组织统计，全世界有8亿1500万成人、包括2亿儿童每天晚上都在饥饿中进入梦乡。