# The United Nations says the number of people living in multidimensional poverty has risen for the first time in 15 years, reaching 1.2-billion. According to the global Multidimensional Poverty Index, this is 51.5-million more than last year. Of this number, 617-million are children and 83-percent live in rural areas. UN Development Programme administrator Alexander de Croo says Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia account for the overwhelming majority of deprivations across every indicator:
UN says the number of people living in multidimensional poverty has risen for the first time since 2010 [SOUND]
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