​ADDITIONAL FACTS FROM THE UNITED NATIONS

• 783 million people live below the international poverty line of US$1.90 a day

• In 2016, almost 10 per cent of the world’s workers live with their families on less than US$1.90 per person per day

• Globally, there are 122 women aged 25 to 34 living in extreme poverty for every 100 men of the same age group.

• Most people living below the poverty line belong to two regions: Southern Asia and sub-Saharan Africa

• High poverty rates are often found in small, fragile and conflict-affected countries

• One in four children under age five in the world has inadequate height for his or her age

• As of 2016, only 45% of the world’s population were effectively covered by at least one social protection cash benefit.

• In 2017, economic losses due to disasters, including three major hurricanes in the USA and the Caribbean, were estimated at over $300 billion.