The United Nations tracks many measures of hardship around the globe.
As of 2022, 1.2 billion people across 111 developing countries live in acute multidimensional poverty, theUN reports.
In 2005/2006, 640 million people in India were in multidimensional poverty.
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This includes considerations of electricity access, toilet facilities, work conditions, and other quality-of-life indicators.
By 2016/2017, the numbers had fallen to 365.55 million.
Seventy-two other countries have made strides in recent years, such as Bangladesh.
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Like with all disasters, the pandemic hit the mostvulnerablehard.
The World Bank found the pandemic pushed97 million extra peopleinto poverty in 2020.
As pandemic restrictions subside, climate remains a pressing concern for global poverty levels.
Food supplies and climate crises are top threats toglobal food security.
More frequent hurricanes, floods, and rising sea levels will alsohit the poorest nations the hardest.
Luckily, the UN still has hope that they can help lift 100 million people out of poverty.
In the multi-dimensional war on global poverty, the fight to save the planet can play a vital role.
