Fragility and conflict pose a critical threat to the global goal of ending extreme poverty. Between 1990 and 2015 …, successful development strategies reduced the proportion of the world’s people living in extreme poverty from 36 to 10 percent …. But in many fragile and conflict-affected situations (FCS), poverty is stagnating or getting worse. The number of people …

of chronic extreme poverty bringing the number of extremely poor people, defined as those living on less than 1 … Development Goals (SDGs), the first and foremost of which is the eradication of extreme poverty everywhere, in all its forms. Both … the language and the spirit of the SDG objective reflect the growing acceptance of the idea that poverty is a …

The Role of Trade in Ending Poverty looks at the complex relationships between economic growth, poverty reduction and … World Bank Group and the WTO, the publication examines how trade could make a greater contribution to ending poverty by …

developing economies. The analysis examines whether those born in poverty or in prosperity are destined to remain in the same … policies that can help break the cycle of poverty, paving the way for the next generation to realize their potential and …