World Bank, IMF, SDGs and Poverty

The IMF promotes international monetary cooperation and financial stability and provides support to members facing balance-of-payments problems.

The World Bank Group provides development financing, knowledge and support aimed at reducing poverty and promoting shared prosperity.

The IMF provides financing to members facing balance-of-payments needs, subject to programme terms.

SDG stands for Sustainable Development Goal.

The 2030 Agenda contains 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

SDG 1 is No Poverty.

SDG 4 is Quality Education.

SDG 13 is Climate Action.

Absolute poverty is assessed against a threshold representing a minimum level of resources or consumption needed to meet basic needs.

Multidimensional poverty captures overlapping deprivations such as poor health, limited education and inadequate living standards.

The Gini coefficient is a measure of inequality, often applied to income or consumption distribution.

HDI combines indicators related to health, education and standard of living.

Social protection helps people manage risks and vulnerabilities through mechanisms such as social insurance and assistance.

A poverty trap is a situation in which low income and limited assets or opportunities reinforce one another, making it difficult to escape poverty.

It means people‘s life chances are shaped by circumstances such as family background or location rather than ability and effort alone.

Clean water supports health, sanitation, productivity and environmental sustainability.

Climate resilience is the capacity to anticipate, withstand, recover from and adapt to climate-related shocks and stresses.

Development assistance supports economic development and welfare through financing, technical cooperation or other forms of support.

Shared prosperity focuses on ensuring that economic gains reach broad sections of society, including lower-income groups.

Reliable statistics help governments and researchers identify needs, evaluate policies and track changes over time.