Philippine authorities Monday detained seven suspects and several more were being sought in a major corruption scandal ...

Philippine authorities have detained seven suspects and several more were being sought in a major corruption scandal ...

Since 1990, the World Bank has reported estimates of the number of people worldwide that live in extreme poverty. This poverty standard is based on how the poorest countries in the world define ...

HOW we understand and measure poverty has evolved. From early income-based definitions, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen’s ...

October 9, 2023 — New research from the IRC reveals that since the early 1990s, the number of people living in extreme poverty has spiked by more than 80% in 13 Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ...

Francisco Sales believes he could have saved the lives of his wife Gloria Operario and their unborn child during childbirth three years ago if he had enough money. Gloria had a risky third pregnancy ...

The World Bank Group has set a clear mission: ending poverty and boosting shared prosperity on a livable planet. This report offers the first post-pandemic assessment of global progress toward these ...

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 ...

More than 19 per cent of children worldwide live in extreme poverty, surviving on under $3 a day, according to a new UNICEF ...

Philippine authorities Monday detained seven suspects and several more were being sought in a major corruption scandal involving flood control projects. Massive corruption has been blamed for substand ...