According to a UN report, 1.1 billion people on earth live in extreme poverty, more than half of whom are children. 40 percent of people affected by extreme poverty live in conflict areas. That’s 455 million people.
“The overall poverty rate in conflict areas is three times higher than in conflict-free areas,” said Sabina Alkire of the University of Oxford, who was involved in the study. Given the large number of armed conflicts, of which there are currently more than since the Second World War, the international community must not only eradicate poverty but also promote peace.
The authors of the report, published annually since 2010, say they examine data from 112 countries home to 6.3 billion people. The current report covers the year 2023. The study quantifies so-called multidimensional poverty based on criteria such as the lack of adequate housing, sanitation, electricity, food and education.
Nearly 28 percent of all children are affected by severe poverty
According to the report, more than half of those affected by this particularly severe poverty – 584 million people – are minors. That is 27.9 percent of children and young people worldwide. The poverty rate among adults worldwide is 13.5 percent.
The situation is worst in Africa and South Asia
According to the study, the majority of the 1.1 billion people affected, 83.2 percent, live in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. India is the worst hit. 234 million of the country’s 1.4 billion people live in extreme poverty. According to the report, poverty is particularly high in Pakistan, Ethiopia, Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Source: Krone
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