poverty

UN index finds poverty rising for first time since 2010

The number of people living in acute multidimensional poverty has gone up for the first time since the United Nations launched its global index in 2010. The 2026 update counts 1.2 billion people, 51.5 million more than in the 2025…

UN says healthy diet costs surged 25% in five years

The cost of eating a healthy diet has risen 25 percent since 2021, pricing out nearly one in three people worldwide, according to findings previewed by the Food and Agriculture Organization ahead of a major UN report set for release…