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MEXICO CITY — The deadly fire at a migrant detention center in northern Mexico last week has put a spotlight on why, amid harsh U.S. immigration policies, migrants continue to make the dangerous journey north.

Child marriage has been going on for generations but is harmful. One of the main drivers is to escape poverty but that rarely is the case for victims.

Developing countries are nations that are experiencing economic and social growth, but still have significant economic and social challenges to overcome. These countries are characterized by a range of factors, including low per capita income, limited access to basic services, high levels of poverty, and limited infrastructure.

Letter: Charles Kenny of the Center for Global Development responds to an article by the UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights

One of the world’s highest inflation rates is making it more difficult to make ends meet in Argentina

End headline-grabbing policymaking on social justice, equality and poverty eradication, say charities

‘Findings should motivate policies that counter poverty and make nutritious foods affordable’

Lebanon has been drowning in a series of crises since 2019. The economic, banking and political systems are in tailspin and the national currency has lost 98 percent of its value. With inflation in three-figure percentages for the third year running, eight out of 10 inhabitants now live under the…

In the rugged Rhodope mountains in southern Bulgaria, many voters have little hope that Sunday's parliamentary election, the nation's fifth in two years, will produce a stable government able to tackle corruption, inflation and poverty.