Gospel for Asia Spotlights Special Report on the 70th Anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights
The GFA report addresses the plight of the poor around the globe and the oppression they endure because of their poverty. WILLS POINT, Texas–To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Human Rights on December 10, 1948, Gospel for Asia (GFA) is spotlighting its special report “Seeking Justice and Defending Human Rights Wherever Poverty and Oppression Exist.”
The report discusses the plight of the poor around the globe and the oppression they endure because of their poverty. Many of us who are fortunate enough to be living in more developed environments find it difficult to understand the full number of people who live near or below the poverty line in developing countries, or the burdens they bear. These are just a few statistics:
About 770 million people live on less than $1.90 a day.
More than 3 billion people — nearly have of the world’s population — live on less than $2.50 a day.
At least 80% of people in the world live on less than $10 a day.
Many of the…
