In both regions the fight against poverty has not only failed to achieve any notable success, but rather, on the contrary, in Bangladesh and in Haiti, in Afghanistan and in Bolivia, poverty is engulfing more and more social groups.
Kummallakaan alueella köyhyyden torjunnassa ei ole edistytty merkittävästi, vaan tilanne on pikemminkin päinvastainen: Bangladeshissa, Haitissa, Afganistanissa ja Boliviassa yhä uusia sosiaalisia ryhmiä on vajoamassa köyhyyteen.