Between 1990 and 2001, the number of people in sub-Saharan
Africa living on less than $1 a day rose from 227 million to 313
million, and the poverty rate rose from 45 percent to 46
percent. Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest rate of
undernourishment in the world, with one-third of the population
below the minimum level of nourishment. Many countries in sub-
Saharan Africa are: - Crippled by disease - Exposed to drought-
prone climates - Located in areas not suitable for irrigation -
Tackling extreme isolation in mountains and landlocked regions -
Suffering from poor infrastructure In 2000, the nations of the
world committed to the Millennium Development Goals. These Goals
were agreed to by every country in the world and set time-bound
and measurable targets for halving extreme poverty by 2015. In
2005, at the World Summit leaders from all 191 UN member states
recommitted to achieving the Millennium Development Goals, while
leaders at the G8 Summit in Gleneagles agreed to double aid to
Africa to $50 billion per