> Global poverty reduction has slowed to a near standstill, with 2020–2030 set to be a lost decade - World Bank.

"Slowed to a near standstill" means it's still moving in the right direction.

There may have been some global event in the 2020s that maybe had a bit of an impact on the global economy.

> Please note that if you exclude China, the trend of poverty reduction is laughable.

If you exclude the area of the world that used to be extremely poor but has benefitted massively from the wealth generated by creating products for the billionaires abroad, why would you exclude that?