Child poverty has reached a record high in the United Kingdom as the country’s cost of living soars and its social security safety net falters following years of government austerity.

More than 19 per cent of children worldwide live in extreme poverty, surviving on under $3 a day, according to a new UNICEF ...

This chart shows the share of children of official primary school age who were not enrolled in primary education in 2024, by ...

While global economics can sometimes seem boring, at its core lies the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita. This figure ...

Billionaires in the leading economies made $2.2 trillion last year, which would have been enough to lift all the world's poor ...

In the leadup to the annual United Nations climate conference, the U.N. Development Programme has released new data about how climate change is going to affect agriculture, extreme weather and other ...

"For years, Bangladesh has been known for its success in poverty reduction. But with a changing global context, severe climate vulnerabilities and a slower rate of job creation, labour income has ...

Significant Improvement in the Living Standards of the Poor Through poverty alleviation, there has been a substantial improvement in the incomes and welfare of the poor. The Two Assurances and Three ...

At the launch of the World Bank's report, Bangladesh Poverty and Equity Assessment 2025, the country's leading economists delivered a stark warning: Bangladesh is entering a phase where long-held ...

Press Release - new report from the World Bank Group finds that Equatorial Guinea stands at a decisive moment. The Equatorial Guinea Poverty and Equity Assessment, the first of its kind, finds that, ...

The Philippines is considered the world’s leading supplier of abaca, meeting 90 percent of global demand. Abaca or Manila hemp is versatile and has a number of uses, according to a report from the ...