— The proportion of the global population suffering from hunger declined from 15 percent in 2000-2012 to 11 percent in 2014-2016. — Third-generation (3G) mobile-broadband covered 89 percent of the urban population but only 29 percent of the rural population last year. — In 2015, 6.6 billion people, or 91 percent of the global population, used an improved drinking water source, compared with 82 percent in 2000. — In 2013, 59 million children of primary school age were out of school and gender inequality remains a persistent challenge for countries worldwide. — Water scarcity affects more than two billion people worldwide.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald July 20, 2016 03:11 UTC