The Latest Breaking News from Poverty

Over 40 per cent of children in the capital living in poverty are unable to receive free school meals

Feed the Future: At least a third of children in poverty across London, the East of England and the South East of England can’t access free school meals

Devolved ministers are also calling for the benefit cap and two-child limit to be abolished.

Liz Truss has been hit by multiple warnings of what'll happen if she slashes public spending - as her new Chancellor Jeremy Hunt warned every department could face cuts to balance the books

Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the resulting economic fallout have thrown four million children into poverty across eastern Europe and Central Asia, the UN children's agency said Monday. "Children are bearing the heaviest burden of the economic crisis caused by the war in Ukraine," UNICEF said. The conflict "and rising…

Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky’s chief of staff said Russian “kamikaze drones” hit Kyiv early on Monday. Zelensky said Russia had launched a barrage of drone and missile attacks across the country, but that the strikes would not "break" Ukrainians. Read our live blog to see how all the day's events…

Fighter plane hits residential building in southern Russian city of Yeysk; Ukraine says it is first all-female exchange with Moscow

Study of 22 countries shows children in Russia and Ukraine were most affected by the economic fallout of war, UN says.

Zero-global poverty cannot be achieved if women’s empowerment is not prioritised.

Entrepreneurship is an engine of economic growth but it can only move into top gear when there are more women.

The technology can help circumvent traditional barriers to women’s empowerment.