Human progress over the past centuries has been incredible and inspiring — yet we continue to face profound challenges.

It is a fundamental truth that no one chooses the family or culture into which they are born, yet the place of birth often determines the course of one’s life. For example, in developed countries, 1.3 billion people have an average monthly income of over US $4,800, while in low-income nations, 2 billion people survive on less than US $130 per month.

This staggering income gap of 3,700% has far-reaching consequences for both developing and developed regions. 

In developing countries, 600 children die every hour from preventable diseases, and 2.2 billion people still lack access to safe drinking water. At the same time, rising migration driven by poverty, conflict, and climate change has led in refugee seeking countries to increasing housing costs, strained social systems, and a growing shift toward far-right ideologies. This massive income inequality stems from several factors: 

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According to researchers at Stanford University, global warming has become one of the biggest drivers of global income inequality. Since 1960, it has accounted for    nearly 25% of the income gap between the world’s richest and poorest countries. In developing nations, 60–80% of the population depends on agriculture, making them highly vulnerable to climate-related disasters.

Droughts, floods, and heatwaves not only destroy crops but also limit access to clean water — forcing large-scale migration. Despite contributing just 1% of global greenhouse gas emissions, these least developed countries  bear the harshest consequences due to their geographic location and dependence on agriculture.

Currently, global warming stands at 1.4 °C and is rising by approximately 0.3 °C per decade. Every 1 °C of warming is associated with an estimated 12% loss in global GDP. At current levels, climate change is already costing the world US $16 trillion annually. Without urgent, coordinated global action, we will reach 2 °C within 20–25 years, a threshold that would be catastrophic for our planet. If current trends continue, global losses could reach US $30–40 trillion by 2050. The good news is that keeping global warming within safe limits would require an estimated annual investment of about US $3 trillion until 2050, a fraction of the economic and human cost of inaction.

Unfortunately, in 2024, global military spending reached US $2.7 trillion — more than double the combined GDP of the world’s least developed countries (approximately US $1.3 trillion). These figures do not reflect a peaceful or truly civilized world. At GDfH, we believe that through a systematic approach focused on economic, social and human development, we can help build a progressive world defined by sustainability, happiness, and peace

1. Historically uneven technological and social development
2. Colonization and armed conflicts 
3. Poor governance, corruption, and mismanaged population growth 
4. Geographic disadvantages
5. The growing impacts of global warming