This brief article is a continuation of our profound evaluation of the weakest economic conditions in the world. If you want to see which countries’ financial conditions are stretched thin and why, ...

The United States is one of the wealthiest countries in the world, yet over 10 percent of people – nearly 40 million – live in poverty. It's... The Roots of Poverty in America The United States is one ...

With a poverty rate of 58.9%, a majority of Eswatini’s population lives below the poverty line primarily because of the population’s immense dependence on agriculture and a glaring lack of quality ...

IN nuclear-powered Pakistan nearly 40-50 per cent of the country’s 240 million people live below or around the poverty line, ...

This week, we introduced a congressional resolution asserting that we can end poverty in the richest country on Earth. We've had the opportunity to study poverty deeply. Rep. Lee has chaired the ...

16 October 2023 – Every year on 17 October, the world marks the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, also known as End Poverty Day. This year the day’s theme puts a spotlight on decent ...

In the heart of southern India’s centuries-old textile industry, tens of millions of garment workers spin cotton fibers into yarn each year. They then dye large swaths of that yarn a dusty indigo hue ...

How would you summarize the effects of COVID-19 (coronavirus) on poverty? We estimate that between 88 million and 115 million additional people will be pushed into extreme poverty in 2020, bringing ...