NEW YORK -- More than half of Asia’s population -- 1.8 billion people -- live on less than $2 a day; more than 600 million of them try to survive on less than $1 a day. With food prices now soaring, most of Asia’s “working poor,” who are already struggling on degraded lands, in sweatshops, on streets and at homes, risk further destitution.
НЬЮ-ЙОРК – Больше половины населения Азии – 1,8 миллиарда людей – живет на менее $2 в день; более 600 миллионов из них пытаются выжить на менее $1 в день.