UN Report: Nearly a Billion People Have Escaped Extreme Poverty

• 07.18.2017, 11:51
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The United Nations report presented today by Secretary-General António Guterres, states that while nearly a billion people have escaped extreme poverty since 1999, about 767 million people remained destitute in 2013, most of whom live in fragile situations, UN News Center reports.

Despite major advances, an alarmingly high number of children under age five are still affected by malnutrition. In 2016, an estimated 155 million children under five years of age were stunted.

"Implementation has begun, but the clock is ticking," stated Mr. Guterres. "This report shows that the rate of progress in many areas is far slower than needed to meet the targets by 2030."

Between 2000 and 2015, the global maternal mortality ratio declined by 37 per cent and the under-five mortality rate fell by 44 per cent. However, 303,000 women died during pregnancy or childbirth and 5.9 million children under age five died worldwide in 2015.