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Home About GCAP                        Publication News & Media Calender Discussion Board What's New Photo Gallery Video Gallery Related Links Feedback Contact Us Member Registration GCAP National Coalition      E-mail Address Password Forgot Password Register Now  »  GCAP  »  SAARC  »  United Nations  »  UNDP  »  European Union  »  Govt. of India  »  Govt. of Pakistan  »  Govt. of Bangladesh  »  WHO  »  World Relief Organization More Links		Did you Know?        Total Record(s) : 5    Showing Record(s) : From 1 To 5     Half the world — nearly three billion people — live on less than two dollars a day.   The GDP (Gross Domestic Product) of the poorest 48 nations (i.e. a quarter of the world’s countries) is less than the wealth of the world’s three richest people combined.   A mere 12 percent of the world’s population uses 85 percent of its water, and these 12 percent do not live in the Third World.   Close to half of all people in developing countries suffering at any given time from a health problem caused by water and sanitation deficits.   About 25,000 people die every day of hunger or hunger-related causes, according to the United Nations. This is one person every three and a half seconds, as you can see on this display. Unfortunately, it is children who die most often.
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