Extreme poverty continues to affect millions of people worldwide, hindering their ability to thrive and reach their full ...

The child poverty rate doubled in 2022, increasing for the first time since 2010, and increased again last year.

The facts about poverty in our land raise significant moral and policy issues. Such statistics show the kind of nation we are becoming. U.S. Catholics have a moral obligation to protect the lives ...

The African-American leader Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, described as the “closest person we have to Dr. King,” addresses ...

Poverty is a wonderful thing. Some of the wealthiest folk that I know sit around the fire at night and nostalgically brag about how poor they were when they were ...

Idrissa B. Mshoro is Vice-Chancellor, Ardhi University, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. There is no strict consensus on a standard definition of poverty that applies to all countries. Some define poverty ...

On 15 October 2024, the World Bank stated in a press release: ‘The global goal of ending extreme poverty – less than $2.15 per person per day – by 2030 is out of reach: it would take three ...

Latin American poverty levels in 2023 fell to a 33-year low, led by progress in Brazil, the United Nations' Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) said in a report on Tuesday, ...

As they take a deep look at health and poverty in the community, Douglas County officials and community organizations are ...

Consider two (alleged) facts that open the podcast ... re looking at maybe 10 to 20% of all seniors already are living in poverty.” Just at the open, where they’re setting the baseline ...