Based on this cutoff, the map below shows where things stand today. In most countries, almost everyone lives in poverty. And it also shows that, as we all know, even in the world’s richest ...

Poverty is a thing of the past in much of Europe and South-East Asia; in much of Africa it looks more ingrained than it has in decades. Chart: The Economist The poor world has, in short ...

More broadly, it is estimated that globally more than 65 million people are now officially displaced from their homes—the highest figure recorded by the United Nations since the Second World War.

Unemployment and poverty are up and incomes are down among Maui wildfire survivors more than a year after a deadly blaze ...

Respect for human rights is closely intertwined with addressing poverty and extreme inequality. Human Rights Watch research exposes how people experiencing poverty are often more vulnerable to ...

This research will often come through a collaboration with Innovations for Poverty Action. IPA has conducted over 650 randomized evaluations to date, has 21 country offices around the world, and has ...

Trump and Harris Both Like a Child Tax Credit, but With Different Aims Kamala Harris’s campaign is pushing a version of the credit intended to fight child poverty, while Donald Trump sees the ...

the main aim is getting people out of poverty," he says. And this is where Nigeria faces its greatest challenge. According to the World Bank, Nigeria is now the country with the most poor people ...

Speaking during an interview on News Central TV last Wednesday, he said, “From all records, Nigeria has 38 million people on the verge of extreme hunger; we are the poverty capital of the world.

The government plans to implement Bukedi Development Strategy Plan, which is intended to alleviate household poverty in the ...

Brazilian leaders are eager to welcome Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to the G20 summit in Brazil, where priorities such as ...

In the country's vast rural regions, officials armed with poverty relapse dossiers are struggling to track and help the ...