Our Scans · (LF.1) 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.

• [New] The UK government is expected to soon publish its ten-year child poverty strategy, designed to tackle the root causes of poverty for children. The Conversation
• [New] Funded by raising online gambling taxes and tackling welfare fraud, it will result in the biggest reduction in child poverty at any Budget this century. GOV.UK
• [New] Scrapping the two-child cap in Northern Ireland could lift thousands of children in Northern Ireland out of poverty. GOV.UK
• [New] If implemented successfully, the U.S. could experience stronger consumer demand, reduced poverty levels, and improved financial well-being for working families. https://holaio.org/
• [New] Closing the gender digital divide could benefit 343 million women and girls globally and lift 30 million people out of poverty by 2050. https://vir.com.vn/
• Restoring capital flows is a once-in-a-generation opportunity: it will allow Africa to harness its natural resources to lift millions out of energy poverty, drive industrialization and secure its energy future, all while strengthening global energy security. Pan African Visions
• Accelerating investments in care systems, green jobs, education, and social protection could lift 110 million women and girls out of extreme poverty by 2050 and generate US$ 342 trillion in cumulative economic returns. Mexico Business
• Closing the gender digital divide alone could lift 30 million women out of poverty and add USD 1.5 trillion to the global economy by 2030. Antara
• While the West dominated carbon emissions in the past, future emissions will overwhelmingly come from China, India, Africa, Brazil, Indonesia and other countries clambering out of poverty. New York Post
• AMR is now a significant global health threat as drug-resistant microbes know no borders and can spread rapidly, exacerbated by factors like poverty, inequality, and natural or human-induced crises. Times Kuwait
• AMR is a threat to sustainable development and the economic future of nations, with the estimated global annual cost of AMR rising to US$ 3.4 trillion by 2030, driving an additional 28 million people to poverty by 2050. Times Kuwait
• The Gates Foundation will pour at least US$1.4bn into climate adaptation technologies for farmers in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia over the next four years, aiming to bolster regional food security and prevent communities from slipping into poverty as extreme weather intensifies. Climate Proof
• Priorities span hydropower, agriculture, mining, industry, tourism, and logistics, backed by 579,301 billion kip in investment (22.1% of GDP), LDC graduation in 2026, and poverty down to 10% by 2030. / Laos The Asia Cable
• Social Dimension: Brazil will launch a 'Declaration on Hunger, Poverty, and Climate' at COP 30, linking climate action with social equity and the fight against hunger. IASbaba
• A key outcome emphasizes the need to integrate resilience and disaster risk reduction into global poverty alleviation and social equity strategies, recognizing climate change as a critical threat multiplier. Risk Prevention Mitigation and Management Forum
• You are looking at a transformative moment where Asia's massive wealth-projected to hit $4.7 trillion by 2026 - could tackle urgent challenges like extreme poverty affecting 233 million people and unsafe water access for 2.1 billion. arahkaii.com
• Economic crises, poverty, climate change and its territorial status all threaten Puerto Rico and the survival of its people. Ms. Magazine
• Child poverty reduction targets were introduced in Scotland under its 2017 Child Poverty Act with the aim of ensuring that less than 10% of children are in relative poverty by 2030. The Guardian
• The program that was once advertised as a symbol of independence and power has instead become a monument to failure - draining Iran's wealth, crushing its scientific potential, and pushing millions into poverty. NCRI
• Without urgent action, locals warn that Afghanistan risks losing an entire generation - not just to migration or poverty, but to suicide. kashmirenglish.com
• Accelerated interventions in care, education, the green economy, labor markets, and social protection could reduce the number of women and girls in extreme poverty by 110 million by 2050, unlocking an estimated US$ 342 trillion in cumulative economic returns. Mexico Business

Last updated: 01 December 2025