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Global :60 - New data on ending poverty, Central African Republic and refugees in Europe

459 views · Published 5 October 2015 · 1:07 · Indexed 10 November 2026

Channel: Global Citizen · 2015 · Nonprofits & Activism

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New data shows that the world is moving closer to the goal of ending poverty by 2030. Extreme poverty has long been defined as living on or below $1.25 a day, but the World Bank now sets the poverty line at $1.90 a day. Using the new benchmark, the World Bank projects less than 10% of the world’s population will be living in poverty in 2015, down from 12.8% of the global population in 2012.


Central African Republic's interim president is calling for a tougher mandate from the United Nations to tackle violence and to ensure elections take place this year. This comes after she had to rush back early from the U.N. General Assembly because of unrest. The murder of a Muslim man rekindled sectarian violence between the mostly Christian nation and Muslim rebels.


The European Union needs continued assistance with the refugee crisis. The border agency chief has revealed that 630,000 people have entered the bloc illegally so far this year. Also, German authorities are expecting up to 1.5 million asylum seekers to arrive in Germany.

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