Professor Julia Paxton's innovative approach to community-driven education has earned her a Fulbright Award to expand her ...

a discussion group of poor men and women, Kenya The world looks different when viewed through the eyes of a poor person. In preparation for the World Development Report 2000/ 2001: Attacking Poverty, ...

Poverty is the defining development challenge of our time demanding coordinated action from all countries. The eradication of extreme poverty stands as the first of 17 Sustainable Development Goals ...

VIENTIANE, LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC (13 December 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a $32 million financing package to help reduce poverty and food insecurity, empower women, ...

Thank you very much, Andrea. [01:27] - So let's start by talking about the big picture. Where do we stand today in terms of our progress to end poverty and boost shared prosperity on a livable planet?

The links between poverty, economic growth, and income distribution have been studied quite extensively in recent literature on economic development. Absolute poverty can be alleviated if at least two ...

presenters Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly have launched a limited edition T-shirt to raise funds to buy Christmas presents for children living in poverty. The duo, who are currently in ...

Underpinning all three development challenges is a set of core development needs, including the need to strengthen gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls, and to ensure the protection ...

There are millions of people across the UK who are struggling to pay their energy bills, with little choice but to live in a cold and damp home. And fuel poverty rates are only expected to soar in the ...