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Poorness is a condition in which one or more people have a level of well-being below the socially accepted minimum.
In a first approximation, poorness is associated with the inability of people to meet their basic food needs.
First of all, it is necessary to say that poorness is a multidimensional phenomenon that can be translated into objective factors, such as the lack of resources to meet basic survival needs, or subjective factors, such as the deprivation of social participation due to gender-related issues.
Child poorness:
Children are particularly vulnerable to the condition of poorness. Children are more vulnerable to poorness because of their physical, emotional, economic and social dependence. Experiencing poorness in childhood damages children's physical and mental development, turning them into adults who perpetuate the cycle of poorness. Caring about the development of their basic capabilities is essential for the eradication of global poorness.
Extreme poorness:
According to the United Nations ,extreme poorness is the most severe type or state of poorness. The term is used to designate a person who cannot meet his or her most basic needs. In this sense, needs such as food, water and shelter, as well as access to education and healthcare.
This type of poorness, together with child poorness, is the most fought by international organizations.
How is poorness measured?
Until a few decades ago, measuring poorness was a very complicated task due to the lack of standards and indexes that would give an approximate and comparative idea of the economies of the different countries and regions of our planet.
The first extrapolable indicator emerged at the United Nations through the poorness index, created in 1997: a statistical parameter developed by the entity to measure the level of poorness prevailing in countries, which reflects much better than the HDI (Human Development Index) the level of deprivation to which the citizens of a nation are exposed.
The objective is to strengthen capacities and provide an enabling environment for access to opportunities, focusing on the most vulnerable and excluded population groups to make them economically, socially and environmentally sustainable.
SDG 1 aims to eradicate extreme poorness in all its forms. These include the most basic human needs, such as lack of food, clean water and sanitation. It also extends to new threats caused by climate change and conflict. It targets not only men and women, but also basic human resources, services and communities vulnerable to and affected by conflict and climate-related disasters. Despite ongoing progress, 10% of the world's population lives in poorness and struggles to meet basic needs such as health, education and access to water and sanitation. Extreme poorness remains prevalent in low-income countries, especially those affected by conflict and political turmoil, such as Sub-Saharan Africa. Without significant policy change, extreme poorness will double in single digits by 2030.
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