A World of Vulnerability
Rising unemployment and falling incomes demonstrate that poverty is not an unchanging attribute of a fixed group; it is a condition that threatens billions of vulnerable people. But most people living below, or just above, the internationally recognized poverty line lack basic social protection, making them even more vulnerable.
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ROME – In 2010, global leaders achieved the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of reducing the share of the world’s poor to half of its 1990 level – five years ahead of schedule. But rising unemployment and falling incomes underscore the enduring threat of poverty worldwide. After all, poverty is not an unchanging attribute of a fixed group; it is a condition that threatens billions of vulnerable people.