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Goal 1. End poverty

There are still more than 2 billion “unbanked” people in the world. Now, thanks to digital financial services, many are participating in the digital economy for the first time; and access to financial services has proven to be a pivotal step in helping people lead out of poverty. In addition, timely and accurate information services will help ensure equal rights to economic resources and market insights that can benefit all.

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Over 800 million people are still living in extreme poverty in 2015, living on less than US$ 1.25 a day¹ . More than two billion people live on less than US$ 2 per day.²

¹ Source: Millennium Development Goals Report 2015
² Source: World Bank, April 2015

Case study – Ivory Coast / Mali

The Nkalo market intelligence service provides information to producers for fair trade throughout the value chain. It integrates training, information access and advice adapted to the needs of all actors along the chain (from farm to fork). It targets small producers in particular, as they are the most vulnerable to price volatility and its negative consequences.
In partnership with Orange, mobile network operator, and CTA, knowledge broker, a short code registration and a call centre are used to reach more than 100,000 clients in Ivory Coast and Mali.
The main goals of the project are to: reduce poverty for African farmers by enhancing their sales strategy; develop farmers’ capacities to understand markets and take smart decisions; increase farmers’ organization of market information and sales strategies.
Related link:
Nkalo and WSIS Stocktaking

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"We can be the first generation that ends poverty"

Ban Ki-moon

Former United Nations Secretary-General

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End poverty in all its forms everywhere

1.1 By 2030, eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere, currently measured as people living on less than $1.25 a day.
1.2 By 2030, reduce at least by half the proportion of men, women and children of all ages living in poverty in all its dimensions according to national definitions.
1.3 Implement nationally appropriate social protection systems and measures for all, including floors, and by 2030 achieve substantial coverage of the poor and the vulnerable.
1.4 By 2030, ensure that all men and women, in particular the poor and the vulnerable, have equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to basic services, ownership and control over land and other forms of property, inheritance, natural resources, appropriate new technology and financial services, including microfinance.
1.5 By 2030, build the resilience of the poor and those in vulnerable situations and reduce their exposure and vulnerability to climate-related extreme events and other economic, social and environmental shocks and disasters.
1.a Ensure significant mobilization of resources from a variety of sources, including through enhanced development cooperation, in order to provide adequate and predictable means for developing countries, in particular least developed countries, to implement programmes and policies to end poverty in all its dimensions.
1.b Create sound policy frameworks at the national, regional and international levels, based on pro-poor and gender-sensitive development strategies, to support accelerated investment in poverty eradication actions.