Global Citizen is turning to cities as it looks to break through what it sees as widespread political gridlock hindering ...

Children's commissioner for England Dame Rachel de Souza says one child told her "in the night rats came and bit his face".

Workers face a growing divide between time needed and time available, which experts say harms their well-being and businesses ...

Rs20 billion have been spent on poverty alleviation yet 70 per cent of the population lives below the poverty line ...

The number of Americans living in poverty has gone up, even as incomes rose last year, the U.S. Census Bureau announced Tuesday. Measuring poverty can be tricky − but the main number social ...

Poverty in France has reached the highest level since the 1970s, according to research released this week. In particular, ...

The world’s nations are gathering in Spain for a high-level conference to tackle the growing gap between rich and poor ...

The U.S. poverty rate saw its largest one-year increase in history. 12.4% of Americans now live in poverty according to new 2022 data from the U.S. census, an increase from 7.4% in 2021. Child ...

Poverty can follow children into adulthood, affecting their long-term physical and mental health, and making it harder to finish school and climb out of poverty.

In his January 1964 State of the Union address, President Lyndon Johnson proclaimed, “This administration today, here and now, declares unconditional war on poverty in America.” In the 50 ...

In Japan's July 20 upper house election, a number of political parties have pledged restrictions and tighter measures for ...

Margaret Talbot writes about “Poverty, by America,” a new book by Matthew Desmond, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “Evicted.” ...