Our Scans · (LF.1) No Poverty · Weekly Summary

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] Due to action by the Maryland General Assembly last year, its state-based health insurance premium assistance program will lessen the blow of rising premiums for many people under 400% of the federal poverty level through 2028. UPI
• [New] A manufacturing-led pathway could add US$ 168 billion in output, create 35 million more jobs, and lift 19.1 million people out of poverty by 2043. ISS Africa
• [New] Full AfCFTA implementation could increase Africa's economy by US$ 650 billion by 2043 and lift 32 million people out of extreme poverty. ISS Africa
• [New] The broader goals will include raising GDP per capita above US$1,050 by 2029, reducing the trade deficit, and lowering poverty rates. / Liberia allAfrica.com
• [New] '141m Nigerians Will Be In Poverty in 2026' - Daily Trust At least 141 million Nigerians are expected to be living in poverty in 2026, according to PwC's Nigeria Economic Outlook 2026. Radio Ndarason International
• [New] Mexico needs more investment to grow and to create quality jobs that will enable us to be more competitive in high value-added industries and to offer higher wages in order to reduce poverty and inequality. Mexico News Daily
• Artisanal Mining: Over 20% of gold mined worldwide comes from small-scale, often informal mining-posing both sustainability challenges and opportunities for poverty reduction. Farmonaut
• Tackling poverty and related challenges such as the affordable housing emergency will be key priorities in 2026. European Economic and Social Committee
• Looking ahead to 2025, 80% of countries are projected to experience further poverty declines, which would mark the largest share of countries with falling poverty in a decade. fundsforNGOs News - Grants and Resources for Sustainabi
• Over the next six decades, the number of people could drastically fall as the world's poorest countries break free of poverty. The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com
• Of the 1.1 billion people living in acute multidimensional poverty worldwide, nearly 80% reside in regions exposed to at least one major climate hazard-extreme heat, floods, drought, or dangerous air pollution. Policy Circle
• Climate risk will have far-reaching impacts on national security and global stability, with effects already apparent in extreme weather events, species extinction, rising sea levels and growing poverty. Medium
• The AFB will introduce a new End Child Poverty supplement to the CCB targeted to children in deep poverty and expand eligibility to all children residing in Canada. CCPA
• The AFB will target a reduction in deep poverty by one third by 2028. CCPA
• Social Security's meager increases will not be enough, and the Census Bureau estimates that about 10% of retirement-age Americans live in poverty. The Senior Citizens League
• The European Commission will propose measures to strengthen the Child Guarantee by Q2 2026, in order to gear investments towards tackling child poverty. EPR
• Nearly 300 million workers continue to live in extreme poverty, earning less than US$3 a day, while informality is rising, with 2.1 billion workers expected to hold informal jobs by 2026, with limited access to social protection, rights at work, and job security. International Labour Organization
• Households earning up to 135% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) will see their total water and sewer bill capped at just 2% of their monthly income. SavingAdvice.com Blog
• While 51 million people are projected to live in extreme poverty by 2030, billionaires grow richer than ever. Knowledge for policy
• Failure to reform invites deepened poverty, regional spillover, and proxy risks for neighbours like India, underscoring the need for behavioral changes over declarations. GeopoliticsUnplugged Substack

Last updated: 09 February 2026