Poverty remains Nigeria’s most persistent national emergency, more dangerous than inflation figures, more destabilising than political rivalry, and more consequential ...

Executive Directors welcomed the opportunity to consider the proposed reform of the Fund’s policy on poverty reduction strategies (PRS) in Fund engagement with low-income countries. They concurred ...

This Joint Staff Advisory Note (JSAN) reviews the first Annual Progress Report (APR) on Somalia’s Ninth National Development Plan (NDP9). NDP9 is a nationally owned and comprehensive strategy for ...

While many of us are starting fresh with New Year’s resolutions, it's important to remember that for many, just surviving another day is a struggle. Poverty isn’t just about a lack of income — it's a ...

17 October 2022 - A flagship UN poverty study released on Monday, the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty finds that significant poverty reduction is possible, and new ways of calculating ...

New York, 17 October 2025 – Nearly 8 in 10 people living in multidimensional poverty – 887 million out of 1.1 billion globally – are directly exposed to climate hazards such as extreme heat, flooding, ...

The government has published a child-friendly version of its poverty strategy. Education secretary Bridget Phillipson explains why.

The overarching goal of the NTP is to build modern, prosperous, sustainable rural areas rich in cultural identity, in tandem with urbanization and climate adaptation. It aims to promote comprehensive ...

Gender differences in poverty rates in the United States may be associated with women's differing circumstances—particularly the burden of dependent children—rather than inherent to gender itself, ...

Child poverty has been a sticking point for Labour, especially after the government chose to extend the Tory policy of introducing the two-child benefit cap last July. Considering there are 4.5 ...