North - South Relations

After studying the week's assigned materials in the Content, respond to the following discussion questions:

1. What is the North-South Gap and how do you bridge it?
2. And how do you deal with global poverty (as an issue in international relations, not the domestic policy of the poor countries), given the structure of the global economy?

NOTE: Your main response MUST include two direct quotes from the required readings for the week, with in-text parenthetical citations.
How to Respond: Post your response in a paragraph of at least 400 words.

Below are the readings and links for this week:

1. Poverty Facts and Stats - Poverty Facts and Stats — Global Issues
2. UN Millennium - Can We Really End Poverty? A Debate on the Future of Development - YouTube