Global Scans · No Poverty · Weekly Summary

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In September 2015, 193 world leaders agreed to 17 Global Goals for Sustainable Development. If these Goals are completed, it would mean an end to extreme poverty, inequality and climate change by 2030.
Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere.

• The MPC will prioritise public service, quality healthcare and build a social relief framework for South African households living in poverty. Polity.org.za
• Failure to act with urgency and on scale will have devastating effects on prospects for development, undermine poverty reduction, exacerbate conflict, and push the world further off track on the SDGs SDGs. GOV.UK
• Variables will determine productivity increases in Ethiopia, boosting economic growth and reducing poverty, particularly among the rural population, which positively impacts agricultural productivity. Nature
• In Nigeria, cooperative organizations have the potential to reduce poverty, provided they adhere to strong values, commitment to cooperative principles. Guardian Nigeria
• SDG1 calls for the eradication of extreme poverty by 2030, but just 5 African countries have data for the 2019-2022 period on the proportion of the population living below the international poverty line. Pan African Visions
• If poverty of the kind found in much of Africa - as well as other parts of the world - is both morally and politically unacceptable, and if poverty is relational rather than an innocent or original situation, then we might think about poverty reduction and wealth reduction as interlinked. ScienceOpen
• Only with the support of British people and institutions, and by working with partners around the world, will we end extreme poverty, tackle climate change and biodiversity loss, and achieve the SDGs SDGs. GOV.UK
• UK international development will work to end extreme poverty and tackle climate change and biodiversity loss. GOV.UK
• Several of the SDGs - for example, eradicating poverty (SDG # 1), securing quality education (SDG # 4), ensuring decent work and economic growth (SDG # 8) - will require the expansion of affordable and reliable energy services for billions of people, not least in Africa and South Asia. Climate Etc.
• More people were pushed into poverty than the year before - a downward spiral that continues unabated since the global Coronavirus pandemic The World Bank predicts that by 2024 people in one out of every four developing countries will still be poorer than they were in 2019. Eurodad
• People with disabilities in Serbia are at higher risk of experiencing poverty, partly due to significant barriers to accessing employment or education, key factors that increase a person's risk of living below the poverty line. Amnesty International
• Information asymmetry on the role of natural gas in the ongoing global energy transition continues to hinder the full deployment of natural gas technologies that could play significant roles in addressing energy poverty, promoting energy security, and supporting the global energy transition targets. SpringerLink
• Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has said that his country will focus on reducing hunger and poverty, slowing climate change and global governance reform when it heads the G20 group of the world's largest economies. CNA
• The EFF will engage in radical redirection of government spending to prioritise services that will alleviate poverty, reduce inequalities and prepare South African citizens for a better future. dokumen.pub
• In a country such as South Africa, which faces an economic trough, growing poverty and increasing inequality, the danger of not keeping pace with the advancements in artificial intelligence is profound. United Nations University
• The Dangote Refinery is expected to create thousands of direct and indirect job opportunities for Nigerians, contributing to economic growth and poverty reduction. Vanguard News
• Although India is pushing for renewable / non-fossil-based energy, but the share of coal in the energy basket is going to remain significant in years ahead to ensure affordable energy availability, accessibility, and energy security to enable sustainable development and poverty eradication. Hindustan Times
• The Technology Without Borders initiative will promote economic development opportunities during the energy transition, ensuring that nations can address poverty, energy access and climate change simultaneously. gasworld
• In an effort to reduce poverty and inequality, encourage economic growth and recognise environmental impacts, the UN's Sustainable Development Goals include a target of halving food waste by 2030. KPMG
• In a country such as South Africa, which faces an economic trough, growing poverty and increasing inequality, the danger of not keeping pace with the advancements in AI is profound. United Nations University
• In order to achieve the estimated 400 GW of renewable energy needed to alleviate energy poverty by 2030, and save a gigaton of CO2, 90 GW of storage capacity must be developed. ThePrint

Last updated: 11 February 2024