Global Multidimensional Poverty Hits 1.2 Billion As Child Hardship Deepens
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[Capital FM] Nairobi — The number of people living in acute multidimensional poverty worldwide has risen for the first time since a global index was launched in 2010, reaching 1.2 billion, with children accounting for more than half of those affected, according to a new report by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the University of Oxford.