Source: The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2022ġ.1 By 2030, eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere, currently measured as people living on less than $1.25 a dayġ.2 By 2030, reduce at least by half the proportion of men, women and children of all ages living in poverty in all its dimensions according to national definitionsġ.3 Implement nationally appropriate social protection systems and measures for all, including floors, and by 2030 achieve substantial coverage of the poor and the vulnerableġ.4 By 2030, ensure that all men and women, in particular the poor and the vulnerable, have equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to basic services, ownership and control over land and other forms of property, inheritance, natural resources, appropriate new technology and financial services, including microfinanceġ.5 By 2030, build the resilience of the poor and those in vulnerable situations and reduce their exposure and vulnerability to climate-related extreme events and other economic, social and environmental shocks and disastersġ.A Ensure significant mobilization of resources from a variety of sources, including through enhanced development cooperation, in order to provide adequate and predictable means for developing countries, in particular least developed countries, to implement programmes and policies to end poverty in all its dimensionsġ.B Create sound policy frameworks at the national, regional and international levels, based on pro-poor and gender-sensitive development strategies, to support accelerated investment in poverty eradication actionsĭeveloping countries are most at risk during – and in the aftermath – of the pandemic, not only as a health crisis but as a devastating social and economic crisis over the months and years to come. For the first time in two decades, the world’s share of workers living with their families below the international poverty line increased from 6.7 per cent in 2019 to 7.2 per cent in 2020, meaning that an additional 8 million workers were pushed into poverty.Although the poverty rate is projected to decrease to 8.7 per cent in 2021, it was still higher than the pre-pandemic level. The losses have been much higher for low-income countries, where poverty reduction has been set back by between eight and nine years.

It is estimated that these combined crises will lead to an additional 75–95 million people living in extreme poverty in 2022, compared with pre-pandemic projections.

This unprecedented reversal is being further exacerbated by rising inflation and the impacts of the war in Ukraine.

Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, the global poverty rate increased sharply from 8.3 per cent in 2019 to 9.2 per cent in 2020, rewinding progress by about three years.

Between 20, global poverty continued its historical decline, with the global poverty rate falling from 10.1 per cent in 2015 to 8.6 per cent in 2018.

PS – I LOVE following SD Smith on Instagram! I enjoy the behind-the-scenes look, the quotes, and original poetry he shares! Visit his website to learn more about his books and his family. He’s also three years older than my other three kids. My oldest is on the Autism spectrum and he prefers non-fiction. Once I conquered when we’d read, the fight became what we’d read. So, I began reading aloud in the hallway as they all lay in their beds. Until I realized, “What if I bring back reading at bedtime?” At bedtime, they’re all in their beds away from each other.

When they were all younger, reading aloud was more successful when they had quiet activities to do as I read aloud.Īs they aged, they outgrew many of these quiet activities and once again, I was stuck. Instead of snuggling, mine always seemed to elbow each other in the eye, fight over who gets to turn the page, and constantly complain, “I can’t see.”

I’ve always envied the moms who can snuggle with their kids as they read aloud by firelight. Yes, I fully understand that this is an ironic thing for “This Reading Mama” to say. Reading aloud has not always been a pretty thing in our house. **I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for me to earn fees by linking to and affiliated sites. This is me telling you about something we’ve loved that I think you should love, too! Oh my goodness! Have you ever heard of The Green Ember series? If not, you’re about to.īut first, let me back up and tell you how we landed on it…

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