“The issue of poverty is not a statistical issue. It is a human issue.” HumansPoorPovertyIssuesEnding PovertyWorld Poverty Author:James Wolfensohn
“What we need to do is increase the totality of money that is given to the poorest areas and then we can do more on prevention but we have crucial needs at the moment just to get people out of poverty and to get the eight hundred million people that go to bed at night hungry, give them some food and some hope.” PeopleNeedsGivingMomentsNightGivenCan DoPovertyMillionsBedHundredAreasIncreaseEightHungryCrucialPoorestTotalityPreventionEnding Poverty Author:James Wolfensohn
“I was deeply concerned then, and have become more concerned since, that unless we can deal with the questions of development and the questions of poverty, there's no way that we're going to have a peaceful world for our children.” WorldWayChildrenDealsPovertyDevelopmentConcernedOur ChildrenPeacefulEnding PovertyPeaceful World Author:James Wolfensohn
“Too many of the conflicts which are caused today are caused by the problems that emerge from people who are in poverty.” PeopleProblemTodayPovertyConflictEnding Poverty Author:James Wolfensohn
“The first thing that you need to deal with is the issue of equity and poverty.” NeedsFirstsDealsPovertyIssuesEquityEnding Poverty Author:James Wolfensohn
