Rapid poverty reduction in some countries, data missing in many others

Twenty five countries, including some of the world’s biggest economies, have halved their poverty indices, but lack of post-COVID-19 pandemic data obscures the situation facing almost a billion people globally, a new United Nations-University of Oxford study has found. 

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Rapid poverty reduction in some countries, data missing in many others
Hunger afflicts one in ten globally, UN report finds

Hunger afflicts one in ten globally, UN report finds

12 Jul 2023

As many as 783 million people faced hunger worldwide in 2022 in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, repeated weather shocks and conflicts, including in Ukraine, according to a study launched by five United Nations agencies on Wednesday.

Hunger afflicts one in ten globally, UN report finds

Hunger afflicts one in ten globally, UN report finds

12 Jul 2023

As many as 783 million people faced hunger worldwide in 2022 in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, repeated weather shocks and conflicts, including in Ukraine, according to a study launched by five United Nations agencies on Wednesday.

COVID-19 could push over 1 billion into extreme poverty, finds UN report

03 Dec 2020

An additional 207 million people could be pushed into extreme poverty by severe long term impact of the coronavirus pandemic – bringing the total number to more than 1 billion – by 2030, a new study from the UN Development Programme (UNDP) has found.