The article discusses poverty around the world, stating that between 950 million to 1.3 billion people live in extreme poverty, surviving on less than a dollar a day. Additionally, around 800 million people do not have enough food, and 500 million are chronically malnourished. More than a third of children are malnourished, and over 840 million adults, including 538 million women, are illiterate. Furthermore, 1.2 billion people lack access to safe drinking water. These findings are based on information from the United Nations Development Programme.