extreme poverty Stories

UNICEF warns over 400 million children live in extreme poverty as progress stalls
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 20, 2025

Children under five face the highest risk, with over 22 per cent living in extreme monetary poverty in 2024, compared with 15 per cent of teenagers. V...

World Bank raises poverty line to $3 a day, pushing millions into ‘extreme poverty’ category
Alfred Onyango  |  Jun 12, 2025

Ideally, this means a person will now be considered poor if he or she lives on less than $3.00 per day, up from the previous $2.15.

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