SDG 1: No Poverty

SDG 1 aims to end poverty by expanding access to income, services, and opportunities. It focuses on social protection, resilience to shocks, and support for vulnerable communities. The goal links to health, education, and economic stability, ensuring that everyone can live with dignity and basic security.

• Eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere, currently defined as living on less than $2.15 per day.

• Reduce at least by half the proportion of people living in poverty in all its dimensions, according to national definitions.

• Implement robust social protection systems, including universal coverage for the poor and vulnerable.

• Ensure equal access to economic resources, basic services, land ownership, property rights, technology, and financial services such as microfinance.

• Build resilience for the poor by reducing exposure to climate-related events, natural disasters, conflict, and other economic or environmental shocks.

• Strengthen global cooperation and mobilize financial resources from various sources to support poverty-reduction programs in developing countries

Global progress on SDG 1 is uneven. Poverty declined before 2020, but the pandemic, inflation, climate impacts, and conflict slowed improvements. Many regions still face high poverty and limited services. Some countries expanded social protection and financial access, yet sustained progress requires strong coordination and long term investment.