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Rise in poverty is ‘a wake-up call for the world’, UN development chief says

NewTimes newsroomPublished 12/10/2026 · 14:00 CEST
Rise in poverty is ‘a wake-up call for the world’, UN development chief says
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Source: UN News · NewTimes editorial text based on the source feed.

The number of people living in “multidimensional” poverty has risen for the first time in 15 years, reaching 1.2 billion, as families struggle to meet their basic needs.