Two billion people globally suffer from moderate to severe food insecurity and widespread micronutrient deficiencies. This ...

The World Bank’s Poverty and Shared Prosperity series provides the latest estimates and trends in global poverty and shared prosperity. The 2022 edition provides the first comprehensive look at the ...

The World Bank Group has set a clear mission: ending poverty and boosting shared prosperity on a livable planet. This report offers the first post-pandemic assessment of global progress toward these ...

Tope Fasua is the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Economic Affairs. In this interview he speaks on the various reforms of the current administration which have impacted positively on the ...

Why do a billion people still live in poverty worldwide, and what can be done to change this? The series <a href="http://www.whypoverty.net/" target="_blank">Why ...

About one-fifth of the world's population is afflicted by poverty—these people live on less than $1 a day. Poverty is not only a state of existence but also a process with many dimensions and ...

It was the lot of most human beings. As recently as 1950, more than half the world’s population lived in a state of extreme poverty. Go back further, to the early 19th century, and it was closer ...

Argentina says that its poverty rate has dropped to 38.1% in libertarian President Javier Milei’s first year in office.

Argentina's poverty rate fell sharply in the second half of 2024, the government's INDEC statistics agency said on Monday, a ...

It impacts health, well being, and quality of life for generations. Poverty is a global issue that knows no boundaries. It is a growing problem in the United States and other developed nations as ...

Employing a rigorous interdisciplinary approach, the lab combines empirical evidence, academic expertise, and practical engagement to address global poverty challenges. The core mission involves ...

About one-fifth of the world's population is afflicted by poverty—these people live on less than $1 a day. Poverty is not only a state of existence but also a process with many dimensions and ...