World Regions

These five world regions are hit the hardest by poverty, hunger and disease. Each region faces unique challenges, but they all share one common reality: they’re eager for change and hopeful for a brighter future.

The Millennium Development Goals show that we’re all part of one global community. Explore your world. Find stories that will inspire. Reach across oceans to change lives.

Giving every child in the world a basic education would cost about $10 billion a year. That's less than Americans spend on ice cream.