Recently, the World Bank came out with an update on the methodology and level of its poverty line. What does this update say ...

Dozens of protestors call for an end to fossil fuel investments and IMF debt for low-income countries during the annual ...

Ghana’s Parliament approved a $360 million loan from the World Bank’s IDA • The funds will help pay road sector arrears, support vulnerable groups, and fight poverty • Ghana’s total disbursements ...

Per the report, while the billionaires are making more bucks, there are 3.7 billion people who still live under poverty. 60 ...

That amount is “more than enough to eliminate annual poverty 22 times over,” according to a new analysis from the ...

Bizarre as it may seem, especially for a country with so many people at low levels of income and consumption, as well as a ...

The 39 economies classified as facing conflict or instability are set to be home to 60% of those who live in extreme poverty ...

World Bank numbers show a shocking 44.7% of Pakistanis stay below the global poverty line. That works out to more than 107 ...

The goal of ending extreme poverty around the globe remains elusive partly due to compounding challenges faced by economies ...

A UN conference to boost support for global development aid begins on Monday as US funding cuts jeopardise the fight against ...

Half of the countries facing conflict or instability today have been in such conditions for 15 years or more. Read more at ...

The World Bank on Friday said increase of conflicts and related fatalities since the early 2000s has fueled extreme poverty.