The Latest Breaking News from Poverty

On Monday Scotland became the first country in the world to protect the right to free period products in law.

High-profile case touches on issues including the politics of crime-fighting, state law – and one family’s journey between poverty and power. Josh Marcus reports

MANILA: About 2.3 million people in the Philippines were pushed into poverty between 2018 and 2021, largely due to the economic downturn caused by the pandemic, the statistics agency said on Monday.

About 2.3 million people in the Philippines were pushed into poverty between 2018 and 2021, largely due to the economic downturn caused by the pandemic, the statistics agency said on Monday.

Iran’s ultraconservatives are seeking to bring down Vice President Mohammad Mokhber, given their constant feeling of vulnerability and threat due to the government's economic failures. The economic failure of President Ebrahim Raisi’s government has become clear to most Iranians, including the ultraconservatives or hardliners who fully backed him a year…

The Taliban and their supporters waved the group's black and white flag on the streets of Afghanistan on Monday to celebrate a year since they marched into the capital and took power after a stunning series of battlefield victories.

One year since the Taliban regained power, charities say urgent action needed to address economic crisis

Fifteen million more people will be plunged into fuel poverty this winter as energy bills soar. The Government has to do something. Windfall tax, energy furlough, anything. It is beyond urgent now.

Shocking new figures show that more than half of all households in the UK will be forced into fuel poverty as energy prices continue to rise to ridiculous levels