WASHINGTON, Oct. 15, 2024 – At today’s feeble pace, it could take more than a century to eliminate poverty as it is defined for nearly half the world – people who live on less than $6.85 per day, ...

Alecia Reid is an award-winning, Emmy-nominated reporter for CBS News New York. She is a sustainability and social justice advocate; passionate about giving a voice to people who may not otherwise be ...

The number of children living in poverty in the United States more than doubled in 2022, according to new figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Sept. 12, the biggest increase since it began ...

In 2020, more than 37 million Americans lived in poverty according to new data from the U.S Census Bureau. That's 3.3 million more than in 2019. But this number doesn't include those who are above the ...

Extreme poverty in Poland fell to 5.2 percent in 2024 from 6.6 percent a year earlier, according to a new Poverty Watch report by EAPN Poland, the Polish branch of the European Anti-Poverty Network.

Relief Groups Use AI-Generated Poverty Porn in Campaigns Ethicists warn AI images perpetuate harmful stereotypes and bypass ...

The World Bank has questioned Pakistan's recent claims of poverty reduction, observing that only limited groups within the ...

If you want to know what Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate will hold for the future, “Dilexi Te” is key to understanding his pastoral vision: pragmatic, missionary, and convinced faith must be lived in ...

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has declared Kerala the first state in India to eradicate extreme poverty, marking a major milestone on Kerala Piravi Day.

Kerala’s “extreme poverty-free” declaration has drawn both praise and skepticism. Economists and activists say the data may not tell the full story of inequality and hardship.

Houston has a higher percentage of residents living in poverty among the largest cities in the United States, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau. One out of five residents — ...