SDG 1: Ending Poverty in all its forms everywhere
The first goal among the 17 sustainable development goals is to end poverty in all it forms everywhere by 2030.
Alot of progress has been achieved in reducing the number of people living in extreme poverty globally from 36% in 1990 to 15% in 2015. The COVID pandemic however risks reversing decades of progress in the fight against poverty.
Economics Research warns that the economic fallout from the global pandemic could increase global poverty by as much as half a billion people, or 8% of the total human population.
More than 700million people worldwide still live in extreme poverty. Majority of people living on less than $1.90 live in Sub-Saharan Africa. Poverty is not being able to acess basic needs like food, shelter, healthcare or a safe home. People can also suffer from situational poverty which can be caused by loosing a job or sudden illness. We also have systemic poverty caused by discrimination or inequalities. Poverty can affect anyone anywhere.
Economics Research warns that the economic fallout from the global pandemic could increase global poverty by as much as half a billion people, or 8% of the total human population. This would be the first
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