17.46%. Among them, 500 million lived in 2024). Despite this modest improvement, pov- conflict-affected countries and regions, and 83.7% in rural areas (OPHI et al., 2024). uncertainties. The number of people in extreme poverty fell by 1.07% in 2023 and 1.90% in 2024, well below the average annual decline re- the current trajectory continues, the global ex- grave poverty and food security challenges. From 2019 to 2024, the number of people expe- in 2030, meaning that the 2030 Agenda for extreme poverty is unlikely to be achieved. SSA increased by an average of 36.18 million per year, making it the most severely food- Multidimensional poverty remains high. Ac- insecure region. In 2024, the number of pe0- ple living in poverty in SSA continued to rise, regions between 2011 and 2023, 1.1 billion reaching 464 million, an increase of 6 million people lived in multidimensional poverty, with compared to the previous year. The poverty