Poverty is multidimensional. An individual or household experiencing poverty can suffer multiple disadvantages at the same time. Beyond the inability to afford basic needs, poverty can also mean ...

At least 92% of South Sudan’s estimated 11 million people lived below the extreme poverty line in 2024, according to a new ...

Continued investment in physical and social infrastructure is crucial to reducing vulnerability, particularly in light of ...

Poverty rates amongst Bangladeshi households ... residential consumers in Britain are still some of the highest in the world. Yet the August 2024 interim results showed that profits for the ...

Panama's government has released dozens of migrants from around the world who were deported from the U.S. The migrants fled conflict, religious persecution, poverty and government crackdowns in ...

New data shows child poverty in NYC has reached a record high, highlighting deep economic struggles for low-income families.

In 2015, then-President Barack Obama committed the United States to achieving newly adopted U.N. global goals by 2030 ...

Northern Ireland's power-sharing government is in breach of a nearly 20-year-old statutory obligation to develop an ...

The share of New Yorkers in poverty is nearly double the national average, according to a report from Columbia University and an anti-poverty group. By Benjamin Oreskes Benjamin Oreskes reported ...

Poverty in India is a complex and multifaceted issue influenced by a combination of historical, economic, social, and political factors. Several renowned economists and leaders have provided ...

When health leaders in Lawrence unveiled their five-year community health plan last fall, they proposed giving low-income ...