Tag: Poverty measurement
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World Bank Poorest Nations Report: Kenya & Sub-Saharan Africa
Understanding the World Bank’s Poorest Nations Report The World Bank’s latest assessment of global poverty sheds new light on the distribution of income across nations, with a particular focus on the threshold of extreme poverty. Central to the analysis is the concept that a substantial share of the population in several countries survives on less…
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Those left behind: the forgotten in the fight against global poverty
Introduction: why the forgotten still matter Poverty is more than a lack of money; it is a denial of dignity, health, safety, and opportunity. The global community’s commitment to eradicating poverty—through milestones like the Millennium Development Goals and the Sustainable Development Goals—has yielded real progress. Yet the shocks of COVID-19 and other crises, coupled with…