The Latest Breaking News from Poverty

We report on an investigation into French thermal spas who claim to treat infertility in women. This despite no medical proof that the procedure called vaginal irrigation, is indeed effective. Also the dark side of microfinancing... and how millions of Indian women are now facing spiraling debt from a system…

The end of pandemic relief programs is returning millions of children to poverty.

Census data shows plumbing poverty — the lack of access to running water and/or an indoor bath or shower — heavily impacts native populations.

Amid the escalation of the Israel-Hamas war, observers in the region and internationally continue to make assumptions about Gazan public support for Hamas.

It promised wealth and energy self-sufficiency but Vaca Muerta’s vast shale fields have left locals in poverty, harm the environment and stall progress on renewables, critics say

The Chancellor has been called on to address a ‘cost-of-children crisis’ in the forthcoming autumn statement as research highlights family struggles.

Domestic energy prices more than doubled during 2022 compared with the year before. This meant that the number of UK households in fuel poverty who could not afford to heat their homes to a safe level rose from 4.5 million to 7.3 million.

As so many of us are pushed into poverty, Jamie Oliver’s shtick has become more basic – but his overhyping of cheap eats is starting to grate. Is cheesy pea pasta really worth televising?

Chief Sec. Reddy urged Central Gov. to provide funds for effective implementation of Andhra Pradesh Vision 2047 Strategy. He proposed a similar insurance scheme for people living above poverty line. NITI Aayog presented details of strategy to develop State across sectors. Workshops to be conducted in 3rd week of October.

At the SDG Summit, world leaders reaffirmed their commitment to end poverty and hunger. Despite this, progress on SDGs has been slow and investment gap is estimated to be greater than $4 trillion. To bridge this gap, synergistic approaches must be taken to identify and develop reporting frameworks on the…

A cash-freeze on Universal Credit and other benefits could plunge an additional 400,000 children into poverty, according to research.