Better understanding the Sustainable development goals

1
No Poverty
No Poverty
2
Zero Hunger
No Poverty
3
Good Health & Well-being
No Poverty
4
Quality Education
No Poverty
5
Gender Equality
No Poverty
6
Clean water & Sanitation
No Poverty
7
Affordable & Clean Energy
No Poverty
8
Decent work & Economic Growth
No Poverty
9
Industry Innovation & Infrastructure
No Poverty
10
Reduced Inequalities
No Poverty
11
Sustainable city & Communities
No Poverty
12
Reasonable Consumption & Production
No Poverty
13
Climate Action
No Poverty
14
Life below Water
No Poverty
15
Life on Land
No Poverty
16
Peace & Justice
No Poverty
17
PARTNERSHIP FOR THE GOALS
No Poverty

Goal 1 - End poverty in all its forms everywhere

Targets

1.1 - By 2030, eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere, currently measured as people living on less than $1.25 a day

1.2 - By 2030, reduce at least by half the proportion of men, women and children of all ages living in poverty in all its dimensions according to national definitions

1.3 - Implement nationally appropriate social protection systems and measures for all, including floors, and by 2030 achieve substantial coverage of the poor and the vulnerable

1.4 - By 2030, ensure that all men and women, in particular the poor and the vulnerable, have equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to basic services, ownership and control over land and other forms of property, inheritance, natural resources, appropriate new technology and financial services, including microfinance

1.5 - By 2030, build the resilience of the poor and those in vulnerable situations and reduce their exposure and vulnerability to climate-related extreme events and other economic, social and environmental shocks and disasters

1.a - Ensure significant mobilization of resources from a variety of sources, including through enhanced development cooperation, in order to provide adequate and predictable means for developing countries, in particular least developed countries, to implement programmes and policies to end poverty in all its dimensions

1.b - Create sound policy frameworks at the national, regional and international levels, based on pro-poor and gender-sensitive development strategies, to support accelerated investment in poverty eradication actions.


 

Goal 1 in Malawi

Eradicating poverty in all its forms remains one of the greatest challenges facing humanity. While the number of people living in extreme poverty dropped by more than half between 1990 and 2015, too many are still struggling for the most basic human needs.

As of 2015, about 736 million people still lived on less than US$1.90 a day; many lack food, clean drinking water and sanitation. Rapid growth in countries such as China and India has lifted millions out of poverty, but progress has been uneven. Women are more likely to be poor than men because they have less paid work, education, and own less property.

Progress has also been limited in other regions, such as South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, which account for 80 percent of those living in extreme poverty. New threats brought on by climate change, conflict and food insecurity, mean even more work is needed to bring people out of poverty.

The SDGs are a bold commitment to finish what we started, and end poverty in all forms and dimensions by 2030. This involves targeting the most vulnerable, increasing basic resources and services, and supporting communities affected by conflict and climate-related disasters.

 

2022 SDG Voluntary National Report  Finding:

  • There is little to no progress in achieving Goal 1

Recommendations made in the report include:

1. Promote and support community cooperatives to enhance economic empowerment among citizens;

2. Scale up social protection interventions, increasing financial and material support to match the worsening poverty levels; 

3. Scale up mind-set change programmes and showcase successful innovations by ordinary Malawians to inspire hope and optimism.