1. 5.6{5d21ca8f3af2f37b0bc16927eb571d1ae99c4ba19a2ec08b589c9cc4ef87832d} of the EU population were severely materially deprived in 2019, i.e. their living conditions were seriously affected by a lack of resources such as not being able to afford to pay their bills, keep their home adequately warm, or take a one week holiday away.

2. Almost 3 billion people in the world have no access to proper sanitation.

3. Remittances: Money sent by migrants to their home countries totals over $500 billion annually, often lifting families out of poverty (World Bank). 

4. Thankfully, there has been a noticeable reduction in the number of undernourished people in the developing regions between 1990–92 and 2014–16. And China accounts for almost two-thirds of that success.

5. Globally, life expectancy at birth is projected to rise from 71.4 years in 2010-2015 to 77 years in 2045-2050.