The Latest Breaking News from Poverty

People turn to handouts and pawning goods as Kyiv’s bustling bars belie reality of life in wartime for many

This year’s Global Citizen NOW conference was packed with calls to action and urgent requests for involvement because climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and a global debt crisis have erased decades of progress, pushing hundreds of millions of people back into extreme poverty

Local authority with highest fuel poverty rate in England is angry at economist’s comment Britons ‘need to accept’ being worse off

Exclusive: One in five renters are among 1 million living in poverty, according to New South Wales Council of Social Services

Africa’s valuable ocean resources have drawn the interest of foreign nations, particularly those in the West and Asia.

An investigation into hospital transport found some patients had been left with no means to get home after being discharged from Blackpool Victoria Hospital - and were forced to beg for money

"Fuel poverty is such a significant issue that when there is no power on at home we cannot allow them home, even if they are ready for discharge."

Pensioners told how they had caught pneumonia, only heated one room in their home to cut costs and stayed in bed all morning to keep warm

Record View says every effort should be made to eliminate poverty and give all children a fair start.