It is now 33 years since the United Nations (UN) established the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.

Some of the world’s richest countries experienced sharp rises in child poverty between 2014 and 2021, according to new data published by UNICEF. The Child Poverty in the Midst of Wealth report card ...

In most European countries, the average income of people over 65 is lower than that of the total population, according to the OECD. In several cases, elderly incomes fall below 80% of the national ...

More than one in three children in Romania, roughly 1.25 million, live in poverty, and the percentage rises dramatically to ...

France records fewer poor people than the EU average but a higher share of modest-income households, according to a new study released on Wednesday by the French Directorate for Research, Studies, ...

According to the report by the Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey and General Services Workers’ Union ...

Much of the world doesn’t have a clue what to do about child poverty, or even when to do it. In the UK the Labour government recently delayed its flagship policy on tackling the issue until the autumn ...

GENEVA, Sept 25, (UNHCR) - The UN refugee agency today identified loss of hope and appalling living conditions as major factors behind the recent spike in the number of Syrian refugees from the region ...

Moldova goes to the polls on September 28 in parliamentary elections, with the pro-Western government saying Russian disinformation is boosting support for opposition parties. But widespread poverty ...