The document provides facts about global poverty and foreign aid that are often unknown to the public. It states that 83% of child deaths under age 5 worldwide are due to preventable diseases from a lack of resources. Investments in agriculture have helped feed an extra billion people in the past two decades. Alleviating poverty in developing nations can decrease violence and terrorism, making the world safer. Developing nations also create economic benefits and jobs for western nations through increased trade. However, foreign aid only accounts for less than 1% of the US federal budget, much less than most people estimate.

1. FACTS ABOUT
GLOBAL POVERTY
FOREIGN AID
Despite many hours of media coverage on global poverty there are still
many facts that the public are not aware of. facts include:
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http://www.who.int/gho/child_health/en/
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https://borgenproject.org/global-poverty-u-s-jobs/
https://www.usaid.gov/results-and-data/progress
HEALTH
83% of children under age 5 who
die worldwide die of preventable
diseases due to a lack of resources.
FOOD
Investments by the United States and
other nations in better agricultural
techniques helped feed an extra
billion people in the past two decades.
SAFETY
Developing nations has been shown to
decrease prevalence of violence and
terrorism, increasing safety
worldwide.
JOBS
Developing nations can create
economic benefits for western nations
due to an increase in trade, creating
revenue and jobs in the process.
Many assume that the U.S spends a
large amount of its federal budget on
foreign aid, estimating it to be around
26 %. However, less than 1% of the
federal budget is used for foreign aid.