A new census in Mexico’s southern state of Veracruz has for the first time measured economic status differences among ethnic groups, revealing staggeringly high rates of poverty within its indigenous community.
President-elect Donald Trump may be coal’s loudest champion, but the case for coal, especially in reducing poverty, is quickly waning. More than 120 organizations issued a statement Thursday calling on global leaders to end all forms of public support for coal expansion or to even renounce it completely in the world’s wealthiest nations.
How much does the average person from the world’s wealthiest countries know about global poverty? Survey says: not much. More…
Foreign aid is more important than ever, according to Oxfam. Simply growing the global economy will not end extreme poverty…
International monitors detected unusual seismic activity in North Korea on Friday, and within a few hours, state media confirmed suspicions:…
Poverty is increasingly concentrating in Africa, according to a London-based think tank. By 2030, if current trends continue, sub-Saharan Africa…
Just weeks after his election, President-elect Pablo Kuczynski demonstrated his commitment to tackling inequality and poverty in the Andean nation.…
There are two competing narratives about poverty in the United States. One is summed up best by commentator and TV…
The World Bank made recent headlines with a report showing the number of people living in extreme poverty will dip…
At the current pace, the elimination of extreme poverty will not happen by 2030. Somewhere between 200 million and 600…