“1.2 Billion People Living in Extreme Poverty: A Global Crisis with Widespread Consequences”

United nations estimates that over 1.2 billion people live in extreme poverty. this poverty is defined as living on less than $1.90 per day and the majority of those living in extreme poverty are located in sub-saharan africa.

Poverty has been linked to a lack of access to education, health care, and other basic services, and has been a major cause of malnutrition, disease, and death. it has also been linked to a lack of economic opportunities and resources, and has been a major contributor to global inequality, conflict, and instability.

Has been linked to a lack of political participation and representation, a lack of access to basic rights and services, environmental degradation and climate change, a lack of access to financial services and credit, a lack of access to clean water and sanitation, and a lack of access to safe and secure housing. it is caused by a variety of factors, including a lack of economic opportunities and resources, and a lack of access to education, health care, and other basic services.

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By Evey Lovelace

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