The World Bank Group has set a clear mission: ending poverty and boosting shared prosperity on a livable planet. This report offers the first post-pandemic assessment of global progress toward these ...

The BNPL data indicates that the story of global poverty over the past few decades is more complex, and more troubling than existing narratives allow. Figure 1 shows that global extreme poverty ...

South Africa sought to salvage international talks on tackling global poverty on Wednesday as finance chiefs of several leading economies skipped a gathering of Group of 20 nations in Cape Town held ...

However, in recent decades, Africa's relationship with the global system has begun to shift, and China has been a key ...

At least 92% of South Sudan’s estimated 11 million people lived below the extreme poverty line in 2024, according to a new ...

South Africa is attempting to revive G20 talks on global poverty amid significant foreign aid cuts and notable absences of finance chiefs from key nations. The meeting, overshadowed by disputes and ...

China's poverty alleviation efforts are comprehensive and multidimensional, addressing various aspects such as subsistence ...

"The absence of key officials at the G20 finance meetings further underscores the diminishing commitment to global poverty reduction at a time when it's needed most," said Dirk Willem te Velde ...

In 2015, then-President Barack Obama committed the United States to achieving newly adopted U.N. global goals by 2030.

Poverty in India is a complex and multifaceted issue influenced by a combination of historical, economic, social, and political factors. Several renowned economists and leaders have provided ...

Northern Ireland's power-sharing government is in breach of a nearly 20-year-old statutory obligation to develop an ...

Q: Let me begin by discussing the global economic outlook, with the World Bank estimating a growth rate of 2.7% in 2024, expected to remain steady through 2025 and 2026. Have the downside risks to ...