Oxfam’s latest report describes the period as a “Billionaire’s decade,” highlighting that while extreme wealth grows rapidly, ...

Our history of progress shows we can care for a growing population, but only if we tackle inequality and protect the ...

There is no shortage of government and foundation programs to reduce poverty. Despite the progress made over the last 50 years, poverty persists. Look at India’s growth in the last two decades fueled ...

When it comes to fixing the world’s worst problems, it’s easy to pretend that we’re helpless. We tell ourselves that global poverty is just too big, too distant, and too intractable an issue for us to ...

Flies cover a malnourished child's face at a camp for internally displaced people outside Baradere, Somalia, March 13, 2022. In a Sept. 29 message to Qu Dongyu, general director of the U.N. Food and ...

In recognition of Poverty Awareness Month, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) announces a new campaign, Poverty Is Not a Line.

Take A Number: A Striking Figure In Economic News Today It would cost $318 billion per year to eliminate most extreme poverty worldwide, that is, people living on less than $2.15 per day, a study ...

(RNS) — Far-right Republicans are insisting on deep cuts in domestic and international poverty programs — though we have ample evidence both are working. (RNS) — The world has made dramatic progress ...

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, ...

This Weekly Dispatch takes a deep dive into breaking events and issues of significance in our world today, providing the background readers need to make better sense of the headlines speeding past us ...

(WISH) — Alexandria, Virginia-based World Hope International, a nonprofit founded in 1996 by Jo Anne Lyon in central Indiana, is making significant strides in addressing global poverty and injustice ...