HUMANITY IS IN CRISIS

The facts are against the future of the world.
Let's speak in their favor.

The facts reveal the threatening circumstances now facing humanity:

30,000 children die every day from hunger, dirty water and preventable diseases
2.8 billion people, almost half of the world's population, live on less than $2 a day
$104 billion in aid given by developed countries in 2006 was offset by $123 billion in interest payments from developing countries
$1.2 trillion is spent annually on arms and weapons systems
the world's four wealthiest people together are richer than the poorest 1 billion people
40% of the world's population owns over 94% of the world's wealth
over 50 million people are refugees of war, hunger and persecution
200 animal and plant species die or disappear each day