The Latest Breaking News from Poverty

South Africa currently holds the presidency of the G20 – the group of 19 of the world’s largest economies and the African Union. It has set up a Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group to find concrete solutions for countries experiencing climate-induced disasters that are made worse by poverty and inequality.…

George Orwell’s dystopian novels “Animal Farm” and “1984” have remained popular in the U.S. ever since their initial publication in the 1940s.

The country is now focusing on equipping workers with the right skills, rather than simply creating jobs. New training centres, digital tools, and vocational vouchers aim to boost employment, cut poverty, and close the skills gap in a changing economy.

Pupils are estimated to miss an average of 6.5 school days per year, amounting to an overall total of 23m days of learning lost

A pilot of the scheme saw 15 investigators uncover £17m worth of incorrect payments

As Congress rolls back food aid, California families are facing increasing hardship.

The staff, who provide support for passengers with reduced mobility at Edinburgh Airport, will walk out on several occasions next month.

Data from the World Bank suggests that extreme poverty has declined dramatically over the past four decades, from 47% of the world’s population in 1981 to around 10% today.

Experts are enthusiastic about poverty reductions achieved under former Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador

Former Labour leader says rising UK poverty ‘would make Dickens furious’ and calls for wealth tax to help reverse it

Rising levels of poverty ‘would make Charles Dickens furious’, former Labour leader says