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In September 2015, 193 world leaders agreed to 17 Global Goals for Sustainable Development. If these Goals are completed, it would mean an end to extreme poverty, inequality and climate change by 2030.
Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere.

  • [New] Climate change poses a significant risk to poverty and inequality reduction, which are both widening within and between nations. Energy Tracker Asia
  • [New] Roughly a quarter of Serbians have incomes below the poverty line, and they might forgo home internet or rely solely on limited mobile data. TS2 Space
  • [New] The World Bank's vision of a world free of poverty on a livable planet will depend on achieving water security for all. World Bank
  • [New] In low-literacy countries like Guatemala and Nigeria, 74% of older adults lack the knowledge to navigate pensions or investment risks, perpetuating cycles of poverty. Ainvest
  • [New] Health care initiatives in the developing world must deal with inadequate infrastructures, poor administrative systems, the extreme poverty of many patients, restricted opioid prescribing and minimal educational opportunities for health care staff. PubMed Central (PMC)
  • [New] A rapid global transition to renewable energy, combined with policies to address poverty and improve livelihoods, would unlock $20trn in cumulative energy sector savings and boost global GDP by 21% by 2060. Edie
  • Climate change could push at least 5.9 million more children and young people in Latin America and the Caribbean into poverty by 2030 unless governments act now. UN News

Last updated: 07 September 2025



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