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2018 estimates for global poverty already posed that 8.6% of the world, or 736 million people, live in extreme poverty on $1.90 or less a day, according to the World Bank.
In 2018, 660 million children were experiencing multidimensional poverty, according to the U.N. Development Program. This is defined by a lack of access to health, education and living standards that include clean water, sanitation, and adequate nutrition.
United Nations Programme: Human Development Reports
In 2018 16.2% of all children in the USA, 11.9 million kids, lived in poverty, which is roughly 1 in every 6 children.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The World Trade Organization (WTO) projects that global trade declined as much as 32% in 2020.
The global economy is expected to shrink by 4.9% over the next two years. The pandemic’s global economic cost could reach $9 trillion.