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Running Head: ANALYTICAL RESEARCH ON CURRENT ISSUES Analytical Research on Current IssuesStudent`s Name:Institution:Course Details:Instructor`s Name:Date:Analytical Research on Current IssuesIntroductionPoverty is a major issue in our world today where people cannot afford the basic necessities required to survive. People in poverty are often exposed to crowded working and living conditions. As a result they are exposed to contagious and infectious diseases such as tuberculosis, malaria and HIV/AIDS. Poverty strikes through various issues. Does the world wide community look at the most important of these issues like food, shelter and medicine? This paper explores causes of poverty, how different organizations are making efforts to deal with situations and ways forward in eradicating poverty.Poverty can be caused by a number of reasons though not pinpoint what actually causes poverty. You could be born into it; thus, making it hard to pay school fees. Without any education certificates, you can`t get a job or invest in anything, which makes it hard for one to cater for a family. When people languish in poverty, and their population keeps increasing, jobs become scarce; hence difficult to find. Each person will be looking after the same small jobs around. The youth often secure most jobs; thus, leaving most of the older people to go without any earnings thus lack of basic needs (Dieterlen, p.165).Exploitation of resources, such as land that is supposed to be used for cultivation and subsistence farming is taken away from these people, which is meant to support their livelihoods. Social injustice has crippled the county`s economy. The mismanagement of financial assets that have not materialized and millions of dollars that have been wasted encouraging high rates of corruption in most countries. This has resulted greatly in high levels of poverty and pull out of donors who don`t get receive good feedbacks on how the funds were used in our countries (Blake, 2010). High levels of inequality will affect social cohesion and lead to problems such as increasing crime and violence. Lack of gender equity has seen women failing to receive same opportunities as men. Banks are giving loans to men though they admit that women who are given these loans, repay their subsidies in time and their contribution in business is 80% beneficial than men`s. Equal opportunities and with no discrimination, can give a hand in alleviating poverty in the long run (Dieterlen, p.160).Globalization and sustained war on poverty has been waged. Significant resources nationally and internationally have been mobilized for the elimination of poverty. Most international funding agencies have taken this as a high priority activity. Many organizations in the world t...