Global Scans · No Poverty · Weekly Summary

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] By 2030, climate-related disasters could push more than 100 million people into poverty in the Global South. BRICS Chain
• [New] Rising fuel prices could push up to 2.4 million more Kenyans into poverty. Africanews
• [New] Globally, MCIs are on the rise due to rapid population and industrial growth, poor infrastructure, poverty, social disruption and climate crises. medRxiv
• Government published the Warm Homes Plan, which will deliver £15bn of public investment in heat pumps, solar panels, batteries and more, to upgrade up to 5m homes and lift up to a million families out of fuel poverty by 2030. GOV.UK
• Social Security's meager increases will not be enough, and the Census Bureau estimates that about 10% of retirement-age Americans live in poverty. The Senior Citizens League
• A renewed focus on agricultural education could help lift families out of food poverty and secure the future of British farming. Yahoo News UK
• The AA faces daunting challenges ahead, including the risk of escalating conflict, renewed Rohingya crises, and worsening humanitarian conditions driven by poverty, displacement, and weak rule of law. / Myanmar The Borderlens
• If Europe returns young Afghan men into poverty and hopelessness, many will end up dependent on the only structures still offering shelter and food: Taliban networks and madrassas. The Guardian
• Nigeria is supported by improved macroeconomic stability and favourable terms-of-trade effects, though higher prices for essentials are expected to further aggravate poverty and food insecurity. Peoples Gazette Nigeria
• Nigeria stands at a defining crossroads, grappling with inherited structural challenges such as macroeconomic imbalances, infrastructure deficits, unemployment, poverty, climate vulnerabilities and limited fiscal space. The Nation Newspaper

Last updated: 26 July 2026