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] A manufacturing-led pathway could add US$ 168 billion in output, create 35 million more jobs, and lift 19.1 million people out of poverty by 2043. ISS Africa
• [New] Full AfCFTA implementation could increase Africa's economy by US$ 650 billion by 2043 and lift 32 million people out of extreme poverty. ISS Africa
• [New] SNAP cuts are expected to increase poverty, food insecurity, and hunger by terminating or cutting food assistance for about 4 million people, including children, older adults, people with disabilities, and veterans. Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
• [New] Millions in the UK could be lifted out of effective poverty, as car ownership becomes a choice rather than a need. The Loop
• [New] Major questions loom over the future of Georgia's decades-old Quality Basic Education (QBE) funding formula for public schools as $15.3 million in pilot funding expires for an opportunity weight designed to account for the higher costs of educating students living in poverty. Georgia Budget and Policy Institute
• [New] A proposed Department of Homeland Security public charge - related rule that children's advocates say would deter immigrant families from accessing health, nutrition, and other basic supports, increasing child poverty, stress, and risk of maltreatment and trafficking. INVISIBLE CHILDREN
• [New] Cuts to food assistance and Medicaid eligibility under the budget legislation signed into law last year by President Donald Trump will worsen the poverty outlook for older Americans. RGB Financial
• [New] The lives of children worldwide are threatened by preventable circumstances including, but not limited to, diseases, poverty, malnutrition, death penalties and environmental degradation. TRANSCEND Media Service
• Due to action by the Maryland General Assembly last year, its state-based health insurance premium assistance program will lessen the blow of rising premiums for many people under 400% of the federal poverty level through 2028. UPI
• Federal proposals and rules that restrict immigrant families' access to Medicaid, SNAP, and other basic supports, which advocates say will push more children into poverty, worsen health, and increase child welfare involvement. INVISIBLE CHILDREN
• The broader goals will include raising GDP per capita above US$1,050 by 2029, reducing the trade deficit, and lowering poverty rates. / Liberia allAfrica.com
• Households earning up to 135% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) will see their total water and sewer bill capped at just 2% of their monthly income. SavingAdvice.com Blog
• If current trends continue, 351 million women and girls will still be living in extreme poverty in 2030, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 5 - to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls-will be missed. UNEP-DHI
• '141m Nigerians Will Be In Poverty in 2026' - Daily Trust At least 141 million Nigerians are expected to be living in poverty in 2026, according to PwC's Nigeria Economic Outlook 2026. Radio Ndarason International
• Mexico needs more investment to grow and to create quality jobs that will enable us to be more competitive in high value-added industries and to offer higher wages in order to reduce poverty and inequality. Mexico News Daily
• The AFB will introduce a new End Child Poverty supplement to the CCB targeted to children in deep poverty and expand eligibility to all children residing in Canada. CCPA

Last updated: 15 February 2026