NEW YORK -- According to the just released U.N. report "The Inequality Predicament," increasing poverty and the growing gap between the rich and poor will be major threats to developing coun- tries' peace and stability. The report, prepared by the United Nations' Economic and Social Affairs Department, found that the divide between rich and poor is now greater than it was a decade ago. That chasm, according to the report, will continue to breed violence and terror if it is not narrowed.
Poverty has caused many more deaths than terrorism, and has hindered the proper development of children worldwide. Malnutrition, illness and inadequate care during childhood hinders children's learning and proper development.
Poor children initiate a vicious cycle passed on to future generations. Malnourished girls become malnourished mothers who give birth to underweight children who have greater mortality risks than newborns of normal weight.
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