In Damascus, the streets were buzzing with excitement Tuesday as Syrians welcomed in a new year that seemed to many to bring a promise of ...

The G20’s official declaration highlighted the need to address the root causes of displacement, including hunger and poverty. The U.N. estimates that 2.4 billion people worldwide live in poverty ...

Other favorite topics for cartoonists in 2024 included commentary on the rise of artificial intelligence, affordable housing ...

Displacement, global food insecurity and socio-economic instability — in many cases fueled by climate change — exacerbate acts of violence against women, particularly in conflict and poverty ...

THE year 2024 has been one of the most difficult in Tanzania’s recent history, marked by a series of devastating events that ...

South Sudan, December 10, 2024 - A new South Sudan Poverty and Equity Assessment (PEA) Report, released today by the World Bank, indicates that poverty is endemic, and vulnerability is almost ...

In the makeshift camps of Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, these children have spent nearly their entire lives in displacement, trapped in a cycle of trauma, poverty and uncertainty. Born into this crisis ...

In 2022/23, more than 16 million people, almost a quarter of the population (24 percent) were living in poverty. Over one in three children, 5.2 million (36 percent) are included in the figures.

Their testimonies reveal the human cost of eviction filings: lost housing opportunities, displacement ... Allentown, for instance, has a poverty rate of nearly 27%, far above the state average.

The World Bank Group has set a clear mission: ending poverty and boosting shared prosperity on a livable planet. This report offers the first post-pandemic assessment of global progress toward these ...

When we give, there’s no shortage of noble causes, from alleviating poverty and improving education to protecting the environment and advancing health care. We should, in theory, all align ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — Syracuse has the nation’s worst child poverty among larger U.S. cities, according to new census estimates released Thursday. The city had a child poverty rate of 45.6% in ...