Extreme Poverty is Rising Fast in Economies Hit by Conflict, Instability
Extreme Poverty is Rising Fast in Economies Hit by Conflict, Instability
Extreme Poverty is Rising Fast in Economies Hit by Conflict, Instability
Conflict and instability are taking a devastating toll on the 39 economies afflicted by them, driving up extreme poverty faster than anywhere else, intensifying acute hunger, and pushing several key d...
Conflicts and related fatalities have more than tripled since the early 2000s, fuelling extreme poverty, the World Bank said on June 27.
Economies in fragile and conflict-affected regions have become “the epicentre of global poverty and food insecurity, a situation increasingly shaped by the frequency and intensity of conflict”, the bank added in a new study.
In 2025, 421 million people get by on less than $3 a day in places hit by conflict or instability – a situation of extreme poverty – and the number is poised to hit 435 million by 2030.