The Latest Breaking News from Poverty

Poverty reduction drive all but halted across many nations as Bank calls for more money to tackle a ‘great reversal’

Prime Minister Modi praises Dr. Ambedkar's Constitution, criticizes Congress, and makes promises at election rally in Hoshangabad.

Prince Sebastian had not signed up to fight for Vladimir Putin’s army. All he wanted was to escape poverty at home.

Learn about the World Bank's focus on internal reforms to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in reducing poverty and promoting sustainable development.

Myanmar's poverty crisis worsens due to civil war and economic instability, risking irreversible impacts without urgent intervention.

Rising temperatures, dense urban populations and increasing poverty have contributed to more than a quarter of a million cases, and campaigners don’t think the government is doing enough about it

The Nordic model encompasses a strong welfare state, protection of workers through collective bargaining, good pension schemes and low levels of poverty. This system has gone hand-in-hand with a progressive approach to issues like gender equality and maternity or paternity leave. But the social model has come under pressure from…

Only 6% of Indian Americans lived along or below the poverty line as of 2022 in the United States. Half of the Asian Americans who lived in poverty said that their ‘American dream’ was out of reach.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday highlighted the promises made by the Congress party in its poll manifesto and said that they would remove the poverty from the country by transferring Rs 1 lakh into the account of one female from a poverty-stricken household, which comes out to Rs 8,500…