Since 1990, the World Bank has reported estimates of the number of people worldwide that live in extreme poverty. This poverty standard is based on how the poorest countries in the world define ...

With estimates of the city’s poor population nearing 2 million, elected officials last week raised fundamental questions about the scope, accessibility and impact of the Bloomberg administration’s ...

WITH an average daily income of less than 3 US dollar, Kenyans are among the world’s poorest, according to the World Bank.

Only through multifaceted strategies can we address the hidden costs of energy poverty, break the cycle of inequality, and foster true energy justice. Since 2020, the world has seen significant ...

The core mission of the World Bank is a world free of poverty on a livable planet. Measuring poverty on a regular basis using timely and relevant data is critical to tracking progress toward this goal ...

Sept. 8 (UPI) --Nearly 6 million children and young people in Latin America will fall into poverty by 2030 because of climate change's impact on their communities, a recent report predicts. However, ...

The first minister has called for wealthier people to pay higher taxes to try to end child poverty. Eluned Morgan has written the foreword to a document in which Wales's social justice secretary calls ...

Over the past few decades, the world has made great strides in the fight against poverty. According to the World Bank, the ...