The UK position marks a notable contrast to that of the US, which has used aid as leverage for deals around trade and critical minerals ...

Congolese authorities say 70 children died in a landslide at the Rubaya mine, source of much of the world’s coltan.

Michael W. Green, a Wall Street investor, created a buzz in late 2025 by arguing that the U.S. poverty line should be jacked ...

UK prioritising poverty reduction over self-interest during aid cuts, minister claims - The UK position marks a notable ...

The country has lifted more than 700mn people out of indigence, but some doubt Xi Jinping’s claim that the mission is complete ...

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

Under a higher threshold, almost a fifth of China’s population would be considered to be living in poverty, World Bank estimates showed.

Which countries suffer from high levels of inequality? Has global inequality declined over the past three decades, or remained persistently high? Surprisingly, the answers depend on where you look.

The World Bank has approved $45 million in financing for Zambia to support its economic reform programme and strengthen ...

Summary: By Augusta S. Lafalay with New Narratives BARNESVILLE ESTATE, Montserrado County— Sarah Sackor and her classmates ...

This paper provides a novel global estimate of poverty due to disasters, showing that 25.6 million people are at risk of poverty due to disasters, 12.7 million thereof facing extreme poverty. Disaster ...