Global Scans · Poverty · Weekly Summary

WHAT'S NEXT?: Due to a deteriorating global economic outlook, more than 130 out of 189 countries will experience reduced income growth, with the average global GDP growth rate falling from 4.1 percent to 3.1 percent between 2011 and 2030. Almost all of the countries with large numbers remaining in extreme poverty in 2030 will be in sub-Saharan Africa or South Asia.

• [New] Closing the gender digital divide alone could lift 30 million women out of poverty and add USD 1.5 trillion to the global economy by 2030. Antara
• [New] AMR is a threat to sustainable development and the economic future of nations, with the estimated global annual cost of AMR rising to US$ 3.4 trillion by 2030, driving an additional 28 million people to poverty by 2050. Times Kuwait
• [New] AMR is now a significant global health threat as drug-resistant microbes know no borders and can spread rapidly, exacerbated by factors like poverty, inequality, and natural or human-induced crises. Times Kuwait
• [New] An alternative China policy would foreground internationalism, global cooperation, and multilateral efforts against climate change, public health dangers, and global inequality. Information Technology and Innovation Foundation | ITIF
• [New] You are looking at a transformative moment where Asia's massive wealth-projected to hit $4.7 trillion by 2026 - could tackle urgent challenges like extreme poverty affecting 233 million people and unsafe water access for 2.1 billion. arahkaii.com
• [New] You will need clear targets addressing poverty, nutrition, and water access affecting billions across Asia. arahkaii.com
• [New] At risk is mounting insecurity, increasing global poverty and refugee problems, and ever more challenging economic and environmental dislocations. Frank Vogl
• [New] Child poverty reduction targets were introduced in Scotland under its 2017 Child Poverty Act with the aim of ensuring that less than 10% of children are in relative poverty by 2030. The Guardian
• [New] If implemented, neo-New Dealism might generate a one-time reduction in inequality, but it would come at the longer-term cost of economic stagnation, fiscal crisis, and greatly diminished U.S. national power industry capabilities. Information Technology and Innovation Foundation | ITIF
• [New] The United States and South Korea will need to calibrate expectations carefully, ensuring that humanitarian gestures are not mistaken for strategic concessions. The Diplomat
• [New] The Gates Foundation will pour at least US$1.4bn into climate adaptation technologies for farmers in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia over the next four years, aiming to bolster regional food security and prevent communities from slipping into poverty as extreme weather intensifies. Climate Proof
• [New] Social Dimension: Brazil will launch a 'Declaration on Hunger, Poverty, and Climate' at COP 30, linking climate action with social equity and the fight against hunger. IASbaba
• [New] A key outcome emphasizes the need to integrate resilience and disaster risk reduction into global poverty alleviation and social equity strategies, recognizing climate change as a critical threat multiplier. Risk Prevention Mitigation and Management Forum
• [New] Priorities span hydropower, agriculture, mining, industry, tourism, and logistics, backed by 579,301 billion kip in investment (22.1% of GDP), LDC graduation in 2026, and poverty down to 10% by 2030. / Laos The Asia Cable
• [New] South Sudan faces a worsening food and nutrition crisis that could worsen if humanitarian intervention is not taken immediately. allAfrica.com
• [New] If the Supreme Court further weakens the Voting Rights Act, Republicans could eliminate numerous seats held by Black and Latino Democrats, deepening racial and political inequality. @mathrubhumi
• [New] Economic crises, poverty, climate change and its territorial status all threaten Puerto Rico and the survival of its people. Ms. Magazine
• [New] More than 600 million women and girls live under the threat of deadly conflict, nearly 2 billion lack any form of social protection, and close to 10% live in extreme poverty. U.S.-China Perception Monitor - Bridging the Pacific
• [New] The ongoing war in Sudan has produced the world's largest humanitarian and hunger crisis-devastating a country that could easily feed itself and its neighbours. The London School of Economics and Political Science
• High levels of inequality are linked to outbreaks becoming pandemics and that inequality is undermining national and global responses, making pandemics more disruptive, deadly, and longer in duration. EATG
• While income inequality between individuals declined in recent decades, largely due to economic development in China, there had been a major increase in inherited wealth, with $70 trillion expected to be handed down to heirs in the coming 10 years. Yahoo Finance Singapore
• The rapid expansion of ethanol, biodiesel, and so-called sustainable aviation fuel is reshaping rural Brazil, threatening key ecosystems, and widening inequality. CSPO Watch
• The UN's Humanitarian Response Plan is currently 87% underfunded, putting life-saving operations at risk. UN News

Last updated: 21 November 2025