Research finds 1.1 billion people in multidimensional poverty, with nearly a half-billion in conflict settings
New research from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) has found that poverty rates in conflict-affected nations are almost three times higher than in countries free from conflict.
More than 1 billion people live in acute poverty. Half are children and many in conflict zones
A new report says more than 1 billion people in the world live in acute poverty, over half are children and nearly 40% live in conflict-torn and fragile countries.
1.1 billion people live in multidimensional poverty, nearly half a billion of these live in conflict settings
A staggering 455 million of the world’s poor live in countries exposed to violent conflict, hindering and even reversing hard-won progress to reduce poverty, according to the latest update of the global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) released today.
More than 1 billion people worldwide live in acute poverty; half are children
More than 1 billion people in the world live in acute poverty, over half are children and nearly 40% live in conflict-torn and fragile countries, according to a report released Thursday. The report by the U.
UN report says 1.1 billion people in acute poverty
More than one 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.
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