The COVID-19 crisis has led to the first rise in extreme poverty and food insecurity in 20 years. Is it realistic to end these two scourges once and for all? Ahead of the Commission for Social ...

Poverty in many parts of the world — especially in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the challenge of ending extreme poverty is greatest — is a strikingly rural ... To achieve this will require deeper ...

Low-income households are becoming increasingly dependent on government welfare and entitlement programs rather than work ...

Investments in data quality and national statistical systems are needed to better inform national policy and to help international partners identify gaps and prioritize actions Data and measurement ...

In his first big speech of 2025, the Scottish Labour leader said poverty can only be ended by improving the economy and ...

Sir Keir Starmer’s Government has faced criticism ... It is clear that poverty at the end of life cannot be fully tackled ...

The decline is attributed to government support programs, enhanced infrastructure, and higher consumption growth in rural ...

"The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) ... are an urgent call for action by all countries – developed and developing – in a global partnership. They recognize that ending poverty and other ...

“The Government’s child poverty targets under this new measure ... “Poverty is a political choice. We can choose to end it. The Green Party would guarantee liveable incomes for whanau ...

Indonesia could fall short of its goal to become an advanced nation by 2045 as analysts warn bureaucratic inefficiencies may ...

Delaware was effectively criminalizing poverty. But despite inflicting so much hardship, nickel and diming residents with fines and fees is a woefully inefficient way to fund the government.