Extreme poverty

Poverty is the lack of the necessary resources to satisfy the needs of a population or a group of individuals. In addition, these people do not have the capacity or the opportunity to produce what they need to live with dignity, it is a situation that affects millions of people on our planet, especially in vulnerable countries.

Extreme poverty increased for the first time in 2020 after 20 years. Poverty can be absolute or relative and is measured in various ways. For its definition, a prior analysis of the socioeconomic situation of each country and the dominant cultural patterns that are expressed in each area are necessary. People who suffer from this situation lack, in most cases, access to drinking water and other basic services such as health and education.

Let us see below the definition of extreme poverty, its causes and the actions that can be carried out to eradicate hunger and extreme poverty.