US EditionUN report says 1.1 billion people live in acute poverty worldwide
- A U.N. Development Program report states that over 1 billion people live in acute poverty globally, with children making up more than half of those affected.
- The report reveals 584 million children are in extreme poverty, representing 27.9% of global children, compared to 13.5% of adults.
- India has the highest number of people in extreme poverty, impacting 234 million, while 83.2% of the poorest live in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.
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More than 1 billion people live in acute poverty. Half are children and many in conflict zones
More than 1 billion people in the world live in acute poverty, over half are children and nearly 40 per cent live in conflict-torn and fragile countries, according to a report released Thursday.
United States. More than 1.1 billion people, one out of every eight citizens of the planet, suffer from acute poverty, half of them minors, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) reported this Thursday, which warns that the situation is three times worse in conflict zones. Acute poverty in conflict zones affects 34.8% of the population, compared to 10.9% of countries in peace, according to the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (IPM) d…
1.1 billion people living in acute poverty, UNDP report says
UNITED NATIONS, United States — More than 1 billion people are living in acute poverty across the globe, a UN Development Program report said Thursday, with children accounting for over half of those affected. The paper published with the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) highlighted that poverty rates were three times higher in countries at war, as 2023 saw the most conflicts around the world since the Second World War. The…
At Least 1.1 Billion People Live in Poverty Worldwide - teleSUR English
Among them are 455 million people residing in countries at war or in fragile peace. On Thursday, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the University of Oxford published the 2024 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index Report, which shows that at least 1.1 billion people are living in poverty. Among them are 455 million people residing in countries at war or in fragile peace. RELATED: International Financial System Plunges Countrie…
Today is International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. A new report from the UN shows how urgently this issue needs to be addressed: According to this, over half a billion children worldwide live in extreme poverty! How can poverty be eradicated and the suffering of the poorest combated? Share your ideas with us! Poverty is widespread worldwide and is by no means limited to developing areas. In Austria alone, 1.3 million people are considere…
Hardly any food, no electricity, no access to education - more than a billion people worldwide are extremely poor. The majority of those affected are children and young people. Many live in conflict zones.
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