1
FAO, The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2013, page 4,
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2
Richard Horton and Selina Lo, “Nutrition: a quintessential sustainable development
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3
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4
World Food Programme, “Hunger,” http://www.wfp.org/hunger
5
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6
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http://www.unicef.org/media/files/JMPreport2012.pdf
7
UNICEF & WHO, Progress on Sanitation and Drinking-Water 2013, page 3,
http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/81245/1/9789241505390_eng.pdf
8
World Health Organization, “Diarrhoeal disease fact sheet,”
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9
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10
WHO, “Global costs and benefits of drinking-water supply and sanitation
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11
WHO, “Malaria fact sheet,” http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs094/en/
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Ibid.
13
Ibid.
14
WHO, “Tuberculosis fact sheet,”
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Epidemic 2012, page 8,
http://www.unaids.org/en/media/unaids/contentassets/documents/epidemiology/2012/gr2
012/20121120_UNAIDS_Global_Report_2012_with_annexes_en.pdf
16
WHO, “HIV/AIDS fact sheet,”
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs360/en/index.html
UNAIDS, UNAIDS Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic 2012, page12,
http://www.unaids.org/en/media/unaids/contentassets/documents/epidemiology/2012/gr2
012/20121120_UNAIDS_Global_Report_2012_with_annexes_en.pdf
17
18
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19
UNAIDS, UNAIDS Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic 2012, page 8, 12,
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012/20121120_UNAIDS_Global_Report_2012_with_annexes_en.pdf
20
21
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23
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24
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25
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26
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27
International Labour Organization, Global Employment Trends 2013, page 36-38,
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28
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29
FAO, The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2013, page 8,
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30
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31
UN Millennium Project 2005, Halving Hunger: It Can Be Done, summary version (New
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32
FAO, The State of Food Security in the World 2013, page 8,
http://www.fao.org/docrep/018/i3434e/i3434e.pdf
33
UNICEF and WHO, Progress on Drinking Water and Sanitation 2012, page 4,
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34
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35
UNICEF & WHO, Progress on Sanitation and Drinking-Water 2013, page 4,
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36
WHO, World Malaria Report 2011: Briefing on Revised Estimates of Cases and Deaths,
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f
37
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38
WHO, World Malaria Report 2011 Fact Sheet,
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39
Ibid.
40
UNICEF, Invest in the Future: Defeat Malaria, World Malaria Day 2013, page 3,
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41
WHO, Global Tuberculosis Report 2013, page ix-x,
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42
Edward C. Green, Rethinking AIDS Prevention (Westport: Greenwood Publishing
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43
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012/20121120_UNAIDS_Global_Report_2012_with_annexes_en.pdf
44
45
“Working Toward an AIDS Free Generation: Latest PEPFAR Funding,”
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012/20121120_UNAIDS_Global_Report_2012_with_annexes_en.pdf,
46
UNAIDS, UNAIDS Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic 2013, page 48,
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013/UNAIDS_Global_Report_2013_en.pdf
47
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United Nations Development Programme, Human Development Report 1990, page
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49
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50
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51
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52
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53
UNESCO, “Key Messages and Data on Girls’ and Women’s Education and Literacy,”
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54
Ibid.
55
World Bank, “Poverty Overview,”
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56
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57
World Bank, “World Bank sees progress against extreme poverty, but flags
vulnerabilities,”
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58
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59
World Bank, World Development Indicators 2013, page 24,
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60
World Bank, World Development Indicators 2013, page 20-24,
http://data.worldbank.org/sites/default/files/wdi-2013-ch1.pdf
61
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62
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63
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64
UN Habitat,
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65
UNESCO, Education for All Global Monitoring Report 2012, page 90,
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002180/218003e.pdf
66
FAO, The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2013, page 4,
http://www.fao.org/docrep/018/i3434e/i3434e.pdf (accessed October 22, 2013)
67
UNICEF and WHO, Progress on Sanitation and Drinking-Water 2013, page 3,
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68
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69
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70
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71
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72
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73
This estimate multiplies the number of Christians (76 percent of the population,
http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/2012/tables/12s0075.pdf) in the U.S. by per
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74
John L. Ronsvalle and Sylvia Ronsvalle, State of Church Giving Through 2010: Who’s in
Charge Here? A Case for a Positive Agenda for Affluence, (Champaign, IL: Empty Tomb,
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75
Barna Group, “Donors Proceed with Caution, Tithing Declines,”
https://www.barna.org/donorscause-articles/486-donors-proceed-with-caution-tithingdeclines
76
Christian Smith and Michael Emerson, Passing the Plate: Why American Christians Don't
Give Away More Money, (New York: Oxford University Press, 2008), 45-46.
77
U.S. Census Bureau: Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2012, Table 1233,
http://www.census.gov/prod/2011pubs/12statab/arts.pdf (accessed August 7, 2013)
78
Susan Cornwell, “U.S. foreign aid escapes slashing cuts in fiscal 2012,” Dec. 19, 2011,
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79
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80
A. Scott Moreau, “Putting the Survey in Perspective,” Linda J. Weber and Dotsey
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81
WHO, “Global costs and benefits of drinking-water supply and sanitation
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http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/publications/2012/global_costs/en/
82
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83
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84
World Vision estimate
85
Education for All Global Monitoring Report, “Policy Paper 06: Education for All is
affordable—by 2015 and beyond,” page 1,
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002199/219998E.pdf
86
Christian Smith and Michael Emerson, Passing the Plate: Why American Christians Don't
Give Away More Money, (New York: Oxford University Press, 2008), 13-25. Numbers
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87
According to recent Census results, about 76% of the U.S. population identifies as
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88
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