The Pledge to Eliminate Poverty

As Hite and Seitz (2016) discuss in Chapter 2: The first goal is to “eradicate extreme poverty and hunger” in the world. According to the textbook, population is still increasing in the world’s poorest regions. Take a look at the Millennium Development Goals report at the following URL:

(https://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/2015_MDG_Report/pdf/MDG 2015 rev (July 1).pdf).

The report notes that progress in reducing extreme hunger is uneven across regions and countries. Looking at the graph on page 14 of the report, which countries have the least reduction in extreme hunger? Which countries have the greatest reduction in extreme hunger? What factors contribute to this uneven progress?