This edition brings the unwelcome news that COVID-19, along with conflict and climate change, has not merely slowed global poverty reduction but reversed it for first time in over twenty years.

Table of Contents

• Foreword
• Acknowledgments
• About the Team
• Abbreviations
• Overview
• Introduction: Global Goals, Shared Challenges
• 1. Monitoring Global Poverty
• 2. Shared Prosperity: Monitoring Inclusive Growth
• 3. Key Socioeconomic Characteristics of the Global Poor: Vulnerability to Conflict, Climate Risks, and COVID-19
• 4. Navigating Tough Terrain: Sound Principles, Good Maps, and Adaptive Learning