Despite the tremendous progress in reducing extreme poverty, rates remain stubbornly high in low-income countries and those affected by conflict and political upheaval. In the 25 years from 1990 to ...

Global progress in reducing extreme poverty has virtually come to a halt. After COVID-19 dealt the biggest setback to global poverty in decades, rising food and energy prices—fueled by climate shocks ...

Experiencing poverty during childhood can lead to lasting harmful effects that compromise not ... Committee members were vetted to ensure that they did not have a conflict of interest and that the ...

Issues discussed in this course may include violence and war, human and animal rights, sexual freedom, giving and taking life,censorship and resistance, duties to other species, cultural and religious ...

A state of “permacrisis” has left more than 700 million people hungry and 2 billion more reliant on poor diets, research by Irish and international aid experts has found. The Global Hunger ...

This new series of hard-hitting documentaries offers insights into the nature and extent of contemporary poverty. Each film explores an area of England and records the stories of people who ...

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This is the vicious circle we need to break. This new geography of poverty makes for a more flammable world, metaphorically and literally. IRC analysis finds that just 16 climate-vulnerable and ...

The climate crisis magnifies inequality, poverty, displacement and may increase the likelihood of conflict. Your recurring donations address not only your selected issue but the many critical and ...

The pandemic is compounding the forces of conflict and climate change, which were already slowing poverty reduction, the bank said. By 2021, this could rise to as many as 150 million, it added.