# More than 32 million people worldwide could be plunged into poverty by the economic fallout from the Middle East war. This is according to a new report by the United Nations Development Programme, which states that the world was facing a triple shock: energy, food and weaker economic growth. The UNDP says that while rich countries were in a stronger position to cushion the economic fallout from the war, nations in the global south had a weaker starting position and already had severe financial constraints.
UN says military escalation in the Middle East could push more than 32-million people into poverty worldwide