The result is that poverty should be viewed as an issue of “us” rather than an issue of “them.” The U.S. has one of the ...

A World Bank and CEDLAS report highlights that poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean dropped to its lowest level in 2023 ...

The child poverty rate doubled in 2022, increasing for the first time since 2010, and increased again last year.

As I explained in recent testimony before the US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, the old-age poverty rate in the US is 23%, compared to about 15% in the United Kingdom ...

Syracuse has long had one of the highest rates of child poverty in the nation. The city routinely ranks at or near the top of ...

Thus, as a result of the prolonged health and social crisis stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, the extreme poverty rate in Latin America has risen from 13.1% of the population in 2020 to 13.8% ...

Despite declining poverty rates, income inequality is high, according to the ECLAC report. Poverty in Latin America decreased in 2023 to affect 27.3% of the population, down 1.5 percentage points ...

Despite declining poverty rates, income inequality is high, according to the ECLAC report. BY THE NUMBERS Poverty in Latin America decreased in 2023 to affect 27.3% of the population, down 1.5 ...