In charts: Four new billionaires per week, number of people living in poverty unchanged since 1990
Oxfam predicted in its new report that the world was on track to see at least five trillionaires within a decade.
Cash as medicine: How Brazil slashed TB by tackling poverty
The scheme was launched to reduce poverty, but experts never anticipated the remarkable effects it would have on the ...
Vatican's Caritas outraged at 'reckless' USAID cuts, says millions will die, others left in poverty
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican's charity voiced outrage Monday at what it called the “reckless” and “unhuman” U.S. plans to gut USAID, with Pope Francis’ point-man on development aid insisting that the ...
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Indonesian Govt Readies Special Social Assistance to Address Extreme Poverty
Based on data presented by the Acting Head of Statistics Indonesia (BPS), Amalia Adininggar Widyasanti, extreme poverty is ...
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TB cases are on the rise - the worst hit regions, mapped
New government figures show TB reported cases jumped by 13 per cent last year, their fourth consecutive yearly rise ...
Number of older NY residents in poverty jumps 50%
The economic conditions that have tightened household budgets for many Americans have hit older adults especially hard, with the number of people in that age category who are living in poverty in New ...
Opinion: The seemingly intractable problem that the U.S. can actually solve
Even as incomes rose in 2023, the number of Americans living in poverty went up. More and more people are struggling to ...
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Together, we can disrupt the cycle of poverty in Las Vegas
In the United States, 42 million people live in poverty. Nearly 40% of single-mother households are impoverished, and alarmingly, 1 in 3 children raised in poverty stay impoverished through adulthood.
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Africa: Decade of Destitution? Severe Lived Poverty Is Surging in Many African Countries
One in four citizens report going without basic necessities on a frequent basis. Key findings Large numbers of Africans continue to struggle to meet their most basic needs. Majorities report going ...
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Map lays bare UK’s poverty crisis with HALF of kids living below breadline in hardest-hit areas – where does YOURS rank?
The findings, compiled by the Sun based on data released by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, shows 14.4million people - or 22% - are living in poverty. Damning findings by the Joseph Rowntree ...
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Why the rich find it so difficult to donate
Elon Musk is undoubtedly the most famous of them, but there are many super-rich people in the world - and the number is ...