LAPO Microfinance Bank has partnered with the World Savings and Retail Banking Institute (WSBI) to launch a climate-smart ...

Over the last 50 years, the proportion of Americans living in poverty has remained virtually unchanged. In 2023, 11 percent of American’s lived below the poverty line. In 1973, that number was also 11 ...

A News Hour follow up to our story about allegations of widespread fraud at the B.C. Ministry for Social Development and Poverty Reduction. Rumina Daya has the government's response to allegations ...

DHAKA, November 25, 2025 — Bangladesh reduced poverty significantly between 2010-2022, lifting 34 million people out of poverty while improving living standards and access to essential services like ...

ABSTRACT: This study employs Monte Carlo simulation methods to assess the potential impact of household and local enterprise development on poverty alleviation across Uganda’s diverse regional ...

MALABO, November 24, 2025 - A new report from the World Bank Group finds that Equatorial Guinea stands at a decisive moment. The Equatorial Guinea Poverty and Equity Assessment, the first of its kind, ...

BARTLESVILLE, Okla. — After five years of running warming shelters for people experiencing homelessness, B The Light in Bartlesville is officially opening 24/7 as a full-time poverty reduction center.

Bill Gates is calling for a change in the fight against climate change by shifting the focus away from reducing carbon emissions to fighting poverty and preventing disease and hunger. In an essay ...

Four in five of poor people live in regions directly exposed to climate and for countries like Eswatini, classified as lower-middle-income, this dual burden is especially severe. On 17 October, the ...

Annually, on Oct. 17, the world marks the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, a day meant to spotlight the grip of poverty on poor communities and to call for action. Yet in 2025, about ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Aisha Nyandoro is a leading voice on equitable economic policies. A recent AP-NORC poll reveals a pervasive misunderstanding about ...