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

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

The world’s most desperate countries are falling further and further behind, their plight worsened by conflicts that are ...

The World Bank has warned that extreme poverty is growing rapidly in Nigeria and 38 other economies affected by conflict and ...

Conflict and instability are taking a devastating toll on the 39 economies afflicted by them, driving up extreme poverty ...

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

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.

The World Bank has listed Nigeria among 39 economies where poverty and hunger are worsening due to conflict and instability.

Extreme poverty is increasingly concentrated in economies that have been blighted by armed conflict, which has become more common over the course of this century, the World Bank said Friday.

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

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