Global multidimensional poverty hits 1.2 billion as child hardship deepens
[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…
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