# UN global poverty index rises for first time, affecting 1.2 billion people

https://mins.news/en/item/95944

- TRT World, 2026-10-12 06:15 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.trtworld.com/article/bed2715876e0

> The UN Development Programme cites population growth as a key factor in the index’s first rise. New data are available for only 13 of 108 developing countries.