Posters featuring portraits of several world leaders line a road in Johannesburg, South Africa, on November 20, 2025, ahead of the G20 summit to be held there. Credit: AP foto/Themba Hadebe ...

Two billion people globally suffer from moderate to severe food insecurity and widespread micronutrient deficiencies. This contrasts with 654 million people who are classified as extremely poor ...

What would it cost to end extreme global poverty? Professor Josh Blumenstock unpacks it in this video, part of our ongoing ...

Aristotle famously wrote, "Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime." But it wouldn't be until 23 centuries later that policymakers in the world's most powerful and prosperous country decided to ...

Data from the World Bank suggests that extreme poverty has declined dramatically over the past four decades, from 47% of the world’s population in 1981 to around 10% today. This narrative is based on ...

Stanford economic researchers estimate that ending poverty worldwide would cost $170 billion per year, establishing a concrete number for future policies. The study, published in December by ...

A report issued during a United Nations event for World Day of the Poor shows that efforts to alleviate global poverty have slowed. The annual Pope Francis Global Poverty Report released by Jesuit-run ...

There is no shortage of government and foundation programs to reduce poverty. Despite the progress made over the last 50 years, poverty persists. Look at India’s growth in the last two decades fueled ...

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, ...