That’s the dire conclusion of a recent post by Max Roser, founder of the website Our World in Data. While Roser projects that the number of people in extreme poverty will decline by about 40 million ...

More than 19 per cent of children worldwide live in extreme poverty, surviving on under $3 a day, according to a new UNICEF ...

As Women’s History Month comes to a close, Village Enterprise is thrilled to announce a gift of $7 million from MacKenzie Scott that will have a transformative impact on the lives of the most ...

Extreme poverty in developing countries fell 25% since 1990 and may be further halved so long as economic growth rates in those countries maintain their pace, the World Bank said in an annual report ...

While affluent nations step back from humanitarian relief and economic development assistance, the world is on the verge of ...

Around 1 in 5 children today are living in extreme poverty, according to new World Bank-UNICEF research. In 2024, an estimated 412 million children aged 17 or younger were residing in households ...

Kenya’s inequality crisis deepens, with extreme poverty affecting millions despite economic growth. Learn about the widening ...

MacKenzie Scott has made yet another life-altering donation and this time it’s positively impacting the lives of people in Africa. Village Enterprise, a non-profit dedicated to poverty eradication, ...

These five powerful couples are so worth celebrating! They spend their lives spreading the love by using their influence and resources to make the world a better place. These couples illustrate the ...

Microfinancing Partners in Africa, a St. Louis nonprofit founded in 2006, is working to eradicate extreme poverty in Africa. Four African women are traveling to St. Louis in April for the April 13 ...

A UNICEF report revealed on Thursday that over 19 percent of children globally live in extreme poverty, with the majority concentrated in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The organization urged ...

WASHINGTON DC, USA - APRIL 11: IMF Chief Economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas makes a statement during the presentation of the World Economic Outlook at the International Monetary Fund during the 2023 ...