Poverty affects people around the world. Entire nations are rarely poor but people within nations are. A rich country such as the UK has many people living poverty. A country we tend to think of ...

The result of The Poverty Line project is an eye-opening gallery, visualizing what poverty around the world looks like in food. We are featuring a selection of photos, courtesy of Stefen Chow and ...

Germany has a poverty problem. Despite the country’s vast wealth, the German social security system is failing many people.

High inequality can reflect a lack of opportunities for socioeconomic mobility, which can further hinder prospects for inclusive growth and poverty reduction over time. Around one-fifth of the world’s ...

The organizational spirit of the World Bank is one of consensus as we try to end poverty around the world. While never easy to achieve — especially in a group representing 189 member countries ...

includes specific targets to eradicate extreme poverty, and ensure proper access to economic resources for all individuals around the world. It calls for the mobilization of resources from a ...

No one can solve poverty overnight ... gained a better understanding of what people are going through all around the world." ...

Attacking Poverty, the World Bank conducted a research study that brought together the experiences of over 60,000 poor women and men from 60 countries around the world. Using open-ended qualitative ...

How the world responds to major challenges today will have a direct bearing on whether the current reversals in global poverty reduction can be turned around. Join us and poverty specialists as we ...

Ending poverty and injustice starts with gender justice and rights for women. Gender discrimination and persecution threaten the safety and dignity of millions of women around the world. Queer, trans, ...

Some 700 million people around the globe live in extreme poverty, defined by the World Bank as living on less than $2.15 per day. Ending that poverty, one of the United Nations’ Sustainable ...

In 2015 the United Nations agreed a set of ‘sustainable development’ goals that were focused on ending poverty around the world, protecting the planet and ensuring a new prosperity for everyone.