Extreme poverty is increasingly concentrated in economies that have been blighted by armed conflict, which has become more common over the course of this century, the World Bank said Friday. In a ...

The World Bank said on Wednesday that the coronavirus pandemic could push as many as 150 million people into extreme poverty by the end of 2021, wiping out more than three years of progress in poverty ...

Extreme poverty in developing countries fell 25% since 1990 and may be further halved so long as economic growth rates in those countries maintain their pace, the World Bank said in an annual report ...

World Population Prospects report was released recently, many Nigerians dismissed it as another dismal reminder of how ...

We used to be trapped. And by “we,” I really do mean all of us. A few hundred years ago, the majority of the world lived in extreme poverty, and even in recent decades, people lucky enough to clear ...

Elvis Presley experienced a lot of hardships throughout his life, with one expert revealing he "struggled to survive." The ...

The cuts, which he characterized as “meaningful but limited,” haven’t diverted the organization from its goal to lift 300 million people out of extreme poverty by 2030. Now seeking to galvanize ...

New York City is the water poverty capital of the United States, according to a study citing census data, with 56,900 residents living without access to running water in 2021. In second place was Los ...

The SSA issues overpayments when someone receives more benefits than they were entitled to. This can happen for various reasons, including unreported work activity or income changes. In this case, the ...

This report describes recent trends in poverty reduction and based on these, identifies three key policy areas necessary to achieve this goal: inclusive growth, efficient social policy, and ...