The Latest Breaking News from Poverty

New research looked at the poorest third of families whose incomes are approximately £24,000 a year or less.

Since 2010, our five-year-olds have been showing signs of reduced growth, a likely symptom of policies that have led to impoverished lives

Spent is a BBC2 comedy starring Michelle de Swarte as a washed-up catwalk model trying to adapt to a life of poverty.

Typically, people do not grow out of poverty in 10 years–it’s more like a generation. A.I. can analyze the subtle dynamics that effect change.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday called for a major international initiative to finance the fight against poverty and climate change. The plea came during an interview with leading French broadcasters RFI, France 24 and FranceInfo during the summit for a new global financial pact being held in Paris.

President Emmanuel Macron will discuss ecological transition and the fight against poverty in an interview on Friday on RFI, France 24 and France Info from the Palais Brongniart in Paris, venue of the Summit for a New Global Financial Pact.

The aim of a two-day climate and finance summit in Paris was to set up concrete measures to help poor and developing countries better tackle issues like poverty and climate change

'The fact children are literally dying because of poverty is chilling'

The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, recently sounded an ominous alarm bell. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), which aim to significantly reduce poverty around the world and create a better quality of life for all, are off track, he warned.