What does poverty mean? Poverty is defined as a lack of sufficient material goods or income to meet one's basic requirements. Poverty can be caused by a variety of social, economic, and political factors. In This article we will discuss global facts about poverty. Global Facts about poverty 689 million people live in extreme poverty having daily incomes of less than $1.90.Two-thirds of the world needy are children and youth, while women make up the majority in most places.A quarter of the world's population, 1.6 billion people, do not have access to electricity.India, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia,…
