The poverty rate rests at a historic low of 8.25 percent of the total population, continuing its declining trend from September 2022.

The global fight against extreme poverty used to be a success story. In 1981, a staggering 41% of the world’s population ...

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When floodwaters washed away Woudou Oumar's home in northern Cameroon, he and his family lost not only shelter but hope. Then ...

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Under Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, there are “fewer families living in poverty” than under her predecessor. The poverty rate under Michigan’s Democratic governor, Gretchen Whitmer, has ranged from ...

In the 1990s, Congress created HOPE VI, a program that demolished old public housing projects and replaced them with more ...

Malawi’s legal framework governing the criminal justice system criminalises poverty, thereby creating cycles of disadvantage ...

New research shows that social capital — the strength and diversity of a person’s social networks — is one of the strongest ...

Nearly four decades of conflict have increased poverty and unemployment, leaving hundreds of widows and orphans across the country. Ghor is no exception, where widespread poverty, joblessness and ...

Florida’s childhood poverty rate continued to decline over the past year, with 3,192 fewer children living in poverty ...