Every country has poor people and every country has different ways of dealing with the poor. What are some of the reasons for poverty? What can we do to help the poor?

It is undeniable that every nation faces the poverty problem at some point in its history and they all have their own specific ways 1ofin addressing the issue. Poverty is a pressing issue in many parts of the world and 2effective measures are essentialeffective steps are quite important to solve this problem. The following essay will discuss some of the 3underlying causes of the issuereasons that lie beneath the issue and some of the solutions to resolve it. For a number of reasons, poverty has become an issue in many countries in the world. Firstly, some countries have a large population of poor people due to the 4poor performance of governmentspoor performance of the governments. For example, 5under a dictatorshipunder the dictatorial presidentship, many people are facing starvation 6because they havedue to the fact they have a greedy leader who 7focuses more on personal gainconcentrates more on the personal gains than people's betterment. Secondly, certain countries are 8facing a poverty problemfacing poverty problem due to the unfavourable geographical 9conditionsareas. For instance, certain countries in Africa are 10facing starvationfacing starvation problem 11due to droughtdue to the drought issue. Thirdly, some nations have poverty-stricken people in their area because many of these people are lazy and not interesting in working. Some people in developed countries are given 12allowancesallowance 13by governmentsfrom the governments, and they misuse the 14fundsfund. Instead of using the money to 15meetbuy basic needs and searching for jobs, many of them just buy drugs and get drunk. This causes destitution for many people and they cannot 16risecome above the poverty line. Lack of natural resources, poor education and 17limited trade opportunitieslack of trade facility are three major reasons many Asian countries are still poor. There are several things that United Nations and governments could do to resolve the poverty problem globally. One of them is 18that the United Nations shouldthat United Nations should give more attention to countries where political instability is the main reason people starve every day. The UN must 19conduct intensive diplomatic negotiationsmake intense diplomatic negotiation to reunite people and make them into a free democratic country. As for countries that have unfavourable 20terrainlandscape, the UN could cooperate with local governments in building dams and other facilities. With the existence of UN provided facilities, it is hoped that many countries could manage their irrigation, natural resources and manpower to improve their condition. Lastly, for people who are idle and become alcoholic, the allowance for them should be stopped. Instead of giving them the money, it could be allocated for treating their addiction and for creating job opportunities for them. In conclusion, many countries have poverty issue, as they have corrupted government, no natural resources, or adverse geographical condition. There are several things that the UN and governments could do to resolve the issue, but the most important one is to change the political condition and help them utilise their own resources.