Global economic losses will likely cause an estimated 34.3 million additional people to fall below the extreme poverty line in 2020, derailing shaky progress on the 2030 development agenda, a new U.N. report on the world economic situation shows. Approximately 56% of the rise in poverty will occur in African countries, the report finds. And an additional 130 million people may live in extreme poverty by 2030, presenting a major setback for the Sustainable Development Goals, which aim to eliminate poverty and improve other health and inequality measures by the end of the decade. Read More