The Latest Breaking News from Poverty

Great resentment is spreading among large segments of the population in Damascus as the Syrian government continues to raise all prices, especially those of basic services, exacerbating the severe poverty that Syrians suffer under. Experts pointed out that the government, considering the difficult economic and financial situation it is experiencing,…

"In many cases, classroom assistants, teachers, principals and other school staff have been buying children food and supporting families out of their own pockets"

Not one to shy away from his reggae roots in calling out social problems, Côte d’Ivoire recording artist Tom D Genese’s latest song, “Paradoxes”, evokes Africa’s richness and poverty in the same breath.

A United Nations commission has increased its projection for poverty in Latin America and Caribbean for 2022, citing economic disruptions caused by the conflict in Ukraine.

"The food you see in the fridge is rationing like WW1"

The governors of the Islamic Development Bank Group (IsDB) agreed on three main priorities to confront successive global challenges, including promoting recovery, alleviating poverty while building resilience, and reconciling growth with the environment. These points constituted the features of the Bank’s strategy for the period 2023-2025, with a focus on…

The Central Bank of Nigeria recently announced an increase in the interest rate, from 11.5% to 13%, a 1.5 percentage point hike that took effect immediately.

APRIL 1 is typically a day for humour, but not many in Scotland were laughing at Ofgem's announcement.

Sonia Marak is wowing everyone who watches her. She dreams of playing soccer for India, and her coaches think she's good enough. But her family lives in poverty, and it could very well dash her hopes.