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'Wake-up call for the world' as UN global poverty index rises for first time since 2010

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The United Nations Development Programme reported a rise in its global poverty index for the first time since 2010, with an additional 51.5 million people living in "acute" poverty compared to the previous year, bringing the total affected to 1.2 billion. UNDP Administrator Alexander De Croo described this increase as a “wake-up call for the world,” highlighting issues like hunger, missed schooling, and lack of clean water or electricity affecting these individuals. The report noted that while overall global poverty increased, some countries made significant progress in reducing poverty rates over the past 15 years, particularly China and Vietnam.

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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative reported on October 12 that the global poverty index has risen for the first time since its creation in 2010, with an additional 51.5 million people living in "acute" poverty compared to the previous year, bringing the total number of people affected to 1.2 billion. UNDP Administrator Alexander De Croo described this increase as a “wake-up call for the world,” highlighting that these figures represent individuals facing compounded hardships including hunger, missed schooling, and inadequate access to clean water or electricity. Over half of those in acute poverty are children. The report notes that population growth is a significant factor in the rise; however, data was only available for 13 out of the 108 developing countries covered by the study. Despite the overall increase, some progress has been made: 33 nations have halved their percentage of people living in poverty according to the index since its inception.

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A United Nations global poverty index has risen for the first time since its creation in 2010, bringing the number of people affected to 1.2 billion, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) reported Monday.

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'Wake-up call for the world' as UN global poverty index rises for first time since 2010 · assertive framing

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Programme → rise → billion

In the 2026 edition of their annual report, the UNDP and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative research center counted 51.5 million more people living in “acute” poverty compared to the previous year. asserted

UNDP → count → year

UNDP Administrator Alexander De Croo said the increase in poverty should be a “wake-up call for the world.” asserted

increase → say → world

“Behind these figures are 1.2 billion people facing hardships that reinforce one another: hunger, missed schooling and a lack of clean water or electricity. asserted

that → face → water

This is unacceptable,” he said in a press release. asserted

he → say → release

However, UNDP said a major factor in the recorded increase was population growth, and new data was only available for 13 of the 108 developing countries covered by the report. asserted

data → say → report

While the total number of people in poverty has increased, the report provides a mixed picture. asserted

report → increase → picture

Some 33 nations have halved the percentage of their people living in poverty as defined by the index in the past 15 years. asserted

nations → halve → years

Those included six countries in sub-Saharan Africa. asserted

Those → include → Africa

Among the countries that have made the most rapid progress were countries in Asia — China and Vietnam — UNDP said. asserted

UNDP → make → Asia

As in the previous year, the report found that the majority of the poorest people live in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, specifically the subcontinent, the most densely populated region on Earth. asserted

majority → find → Earth

“In Egypt, Nepal, and Tajikistan, both the poverty rate and the number of people experiencing multidimensional poverty have decreased significantly,” the press release said. asserted

release → experience → poverty

In Angola and Zambia, the poverty rate has also declined, but population growth has more than offset this decrease, resulting in an increase in the number of people living in poverty. asserted

growth → decline → poverty

The poverty index used in the report includes indicators such as the lack of adequate housing, sanitation, electricity, cooking fuel, food and education. asserted

index → use → housing