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  "id": 13873103,
  "title": "Global poverty index rises for first time since its 2010 creation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/global-poverty-index-rises-for-first-time-since-its-2010-creation-13873103",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T04:42:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
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    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261012/global-poverty-index-rises-for-first-time-since-its-2010-creation"
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  "account": "The United Nations has reported a rise in global poverty for the first time since the index's inception in 2010. According to the UN Development Programme's annual report, 1.2 billion individuals now live in acute poverty. This represents 51.5 million more people than the previous year. UNDP Administrator Alexander De Croo described the increase as a \"wake-up call for the world.\"\n\nThe hardships faced by these 1.2 billion people are interconnected, including hunger, missed schooling, and lack of clean water or electricity. De Croo emphasized that this situation is unacceptable. Over half of those in acute poverty are children.\n\nHowever, the UNDP noted that a significant factor contributing to the recorded increase in poverty was population growth. Data for only 13 out of the 108 developing countries covered by the report were available for the 2026 edition. Despite the overall increase in poverty, the report also reveals a positive trend: 33 nations have managed to halve the prevalence of poverty.",
  "summary": "WASHINGTON — A UN global poverty index has risen for the first time since its creation in 2010, bringing the number of people affected to 1.2 billion, the United Nations Development Programme reported Monday. In the 2026 edition of their annual report, the UNDP and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative research center counted 51.5 million more people living in \"acute\" poverty…",
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        "title": "Global poverty index rises for first time since its 2010 creation",
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        "title": "‘Wake-up call for the world’: Global poverty rises for first time since 2010",
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        "published": "2026-10-12T05:52:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Global poverty index rises for first time since its 2010 creation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/global-poverty-index-rises-for-first-time-since-its-2010-creation-13890980",
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