A report issued during a United Nations event for World Day of the Poor shows that efforts to alleviate global poverty have slowed. The annual Pope Francis Global Poverty Report released by Jesuit-run ...

A new study by U.S.-based academics has found that ending global poverty could be “surprisingly affordable,” requiring about 0.3% — or $318 billion — of global gross domestic product (GDP) to reduce ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — When summer heat comes to the Arara neighborhood in northern Rio, it lingers, baking the red brick and concrete that make up many of the buildings long after the sun has gone ...

New York, 17 October 2025 – Nearly 8 in 10 people living in multidimensional poverty – 887 million out of 1.1 billion globally – are directly exposed to climate hazards such as extreme heat, flooding, ...

Jason Hickel receives funding from European Research Council (ERC-2022-SYG reference number 101071647). Dylan Sullivan receives funding from European Research Council (ERC-2022-SYG reference number ...

The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, fee-based network of influential leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. BY Alexander De Ridder As a ...

Many people cannot access basic needs due to extreme poverty caused by unemployment. [Photo: Courtesy] World Bank has reported that Kenya is still grappling with high levels of poverty at 29.2 percent ...

UC Berkeley’s Center for Effective Global Action, or CEGA, is leading a global collaboration to study cost-effective methods to alleviate poverty globally. CEGA is a research innovation hub aiming to ...

The collective wealth of about 3,000 world’s billionaires has grown by $6.5 trillion in the last decade, resulting in their total net worth being 14.6% of the global GDP. World Bank Group – ...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – Compassion International brought its nationwide Compassion Experience tour to Ridgedale Baptist Church in Chattanooga from February 6 through February 8. The free, family ...