Research on the Current State of Global Poverty and Directions for Improvement

Abstract

In today's increasingly complex global poverty landscape, effectively reducing poverty remains one of the core issues for global sustainable development. The current state of poverty has transitioned from relatively simple single factors such as natural disasters, extreme weather, and conflicts to multidimensional poverty caused by the interaction of multiple factors. Due to the complexity and diversity of contributing factors, multidimensional poverty varies in severity, making it challenging to reduce effectively and resulting in a prolonged global poverty problem. Compounded by limited global resources and funds, as well as slowing economic growth, addressing multidimensional poverty requires sustained long-term efforts, posing challenges in resource allocation. This leads to a cyclical pattern of multidimensional poverty, wasting resources and affecting people's confidence and attention to poverty reduction efforts, thus hindering progress. This paper analyzes the current state, challenge and existing problems of global poverty, and explores effective and sustainable approaches for poverty reduction considering the methods currently employed and their shortcomings. Through analysis, it is found that effective poverty reduction could focus on coordinating resources, adopting a combination of natural and artificial approaches, updating technologies, strengthening local improvements, and analyzing cross-regional impacts to prevent factors leading to poverty and mitigate present and future poverty issues.