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a. In the recent years, Poverty in Eastern Europe is reaching extremely high amount. Currently, there are approximately 50 million children and a total of 100 million people living in poverty overall in Eastern Europe. These numbers are 12 times higher then the current status ten years ago. 168 million are living below the bread line as of 1995, and the number in growing. But now, there are around 38 million people that are no longer living in poverty due to higher wages, increasing jobs, and more secure social security. In 1978-1987, Eastern Europe faced an extreme economic crisis, which soon gave birth to the reason why so many people are living in poverty. **__ III. __** **__ UN Involvement: __** a. The UN has tried to stop poverty in Eastern Europe for a while now, yet there are no possible solutions that will not or have not had somewhat of a negitive affect on the governments and citizens. So all the weight is placed on the Economic and Social Council, and they are ultimately responsible for finding resolutions to the stop of Poverty in Eastern Europe. The UN also passed resolution ECE/1424, which states ratify the UN Millennium Goals for Eastern Europe, increasing the role of government in this situation, and creates better communications. The UN is trying to pass more well paying jobs to help even out the Eastern European economic crisis. **__ IV. __** **__ Country Policy/Possible Solutions: __** a. Croatia has seen the problem, and plans to help react to the current situation. We believe that even if impossible, no person deserves to live in poverty because of the country’s governmental issues. It will be a challenging feat, but we believe that it can become somewhat of a reality soon. We are willing to work with other nations to begin ending Poverty in Eastern Europe, and fully support our stance.
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