Poverty

Tinubu’s reforms have thrown 63 percent Nigerians into poverty, says IMF Greenbarge Reporters07:24Nigerian Economy Nigeria Global Issues

Nigeria: Nigeria's economic reforms yielding gains, but poverty levels remain high - IMF AllAfrica01:35Nigerian Economy Nigeria Global Issues

‘Respect, solidarity, and fairness’ behind government’s plans to tackle poverty and inequality Caerphilly Observer06:42Social Movements Global Issues Wales

New minister for social justice and equality sets out priorities for the seventh Senedd Nation.Cymru12:49Social Movements Global Issues Wales

Cosatu's call to action: Addressing the rising costs of living in South Africa IOL02:04South African Economy South Africa Africa

Young, South African and unemployed: finding direction starts with knowing yourself – counsellor The Conversation (Africa)03:01South African Economy South Africa Africa

Pakistan's poverty rises, education spending drops to record low: survey Geo.tv01:07Pakistan Global Issues Pakistani Economy

Pakistan’s poor population rises by 27 million in six years, poverty rate nears 29% The Telegraph, Calcutta06:38Pakistan Global Issues Pakistani Economy

Adebayo blames poverty on leadership failure, positions SDP as alternative The Sun News, Nigeria23:40Nigeria Africa Global Issues

Poverty is not Nigeria’s destiny — Adebayo Leadership, Nigeria04:50Nigeria Africa Global Issues

Federal govt sets poverty line at Rs8,483 monthly income Pakistan Observer06:34Poverty line Global Issues Pakistan

Poverty’s rise Dawn20:22Poverty line Global Issues Pakistan

Shettima advocates universal child benefit to combat poverty in North-West News Diary Online04:55North West Nigeria Global Issues Africa

Nigeria: Emir sanusi advocates long-term Social investment framework to combat poverty in North-West AllAfrica06:50North West Nigeria Global Issues Africa

SPLC on hot seat over evidence staffer shacked up with paid neo-Nazi informant The Washington Times21:51Global Issues US US Politics

Southern Poverty Law Center interim president faces House Judiciary Committee Fox News19:32Global Issues US US Politics

Experts favor fairness, proportionality as Türkiye reshapes alimony system Daily Sabah08:19Turkish Politics Turkey Global Issues

Women’s groups warn Turkey’s alimony ruling could leave divorced women more vulnerable Stockholm Center for Freedom12:18Turkish Politics Turkey Global Issues

“Buhari is a saint compared to Tinubu” – Atiku aide criticises rising poverty in Nigeria Politics Nigeria05:00Bola Tinubu Nigeria Nigeria Politics

Tinubu’s 3-year scorecard written in hunger, poverty, tears of abducted children – Atiku The Sun News, Nigeria12:12Bola Tinubu Nigeria Nigeria Politics

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How did Mozambique become one of the world’s poorest countries? International Growth Centre08:19

Punjab Budget 2026: Govt eyes $6bn Export Capacity through New Industrial Financing initiatives Pakistan Observer07:59

In the last 2 hours

Never had to help so many families says Catholic charity Caritas in poverty report ANSAMED.info07:47

Pink Box project helped change schools - now it's targeting period poverty everywhere Wirral Globe07:21

Highlands fuel poverty “unacceptably high” Third Force News06:56

In the last 4 hours

Sabah clears January hardcore poverty list, but over 57,000 households remain poor, says Hajiji Malay Mail05:24

[Blog] Africa doesn’t have a Poverty Problem. It has a Measurement Problem. United Nations Economic Commission for Africa05:17

Africa doesn’t have a Poverty Problem. It has a Measurement Problem. United Nations Economic Commission for Africa05:07

In the last 6 hours

Ramsgate Arts Primary’s magnificent Mama to Mama charity support The Isle Of Thanet News04:51

Highlands fuel poverty ‘unacceptably high’, Changeworks research finds Scottish Housing News03:29

Insecurity: Gov Yahaya Tasks Northern Leaders On New Strategy, Bold Action Leadership, Nigeria03:04

In the last 8 hours

Consumers being ‘ripped off’ over car insurance ‘poverty premium’ charges – Which? Insurance Times02:20

Earlier today

Parity Association identifies disproportionate poverty levels in Germany IamExpat00:01

Yesterday

New report praises North East for action on health and food poverty Sustain (Press Release)19:09 15-Jun-26

Child Poverty Falls in Folkestone & Hythe, But Housing Costs Keep Thousands Poor Shepway Vox19:05 15-Jun-26

Fuel poverty advisers back Warm Homes cash for landlords Landlord Knowledge19:02 15-Jun-26

How 1 broker went from poverty to running a real estate empire Inman18:25 15-Jun-26

Leo XIV: 'The Church, by its very nature, is called to be poor' AsiaNews.it12:37 15-Jun-26

Fife Council pledge to continue fuel poverty support to Glenrothes Deadline News12:17 15-Jun-26

Major Irish cost of living group excluded from Budget bonus payment GalwayBeo11:22 15-Jun-26

Wayn el-Dawleh? Why Microfinance Could Never End Poverty Now Lebanon09:59 15-Jun-26

Alliance Urges FG to Reject IMF Tax Proposals, Offers 7-Point Recovery Plan ThisDay Live07:34 15-Jun-26

Nigeria: IMF - Nigeria Economic Reform Working, in Whose Favour? AllAfrica07:01 15-Jun-26

HelpAge India study flags rising climate risks for rural elderly The Times of India05:15 15-Jun-26

Missouri and Kansas have tens of thousands of kids without healthcare. But poverty is down Wichita Public Radio05:08 15-Jun-26

Can capitalism survive? Not if we want to solve the climate and poverty crisis billy blog (Weblog)04:04 15-Jun-26

Nigeria’s 2027 Campaign Agenda: What Should Politicians Tell the Electorate? The Authority03:33 15-Jun-26

2027 campaigns must tackle insecurity, jobs, poverty — Nextier Vanguard, Nigeria03:18 15-Jun-26

Cosatu's call to action: Addressing the rising costs of living in South Africa IOL02:04 15-Jun-26

Fresh Details Emerge from Bauchi Governor’s Meeting with Makinde in Ibadan Politics Nigeria01:48 15-Jun-26

Poverty and political failures have set the scene for racism, says Pakistani academic in Belfast The Irish News01:17 15-Jun-26

Comparing economic models of Nepal and the Philippines Nepali Times01:00 15-Jun-26

In the last 7 days

40 Years Of Wealth Accumulation By Super Rich Highlights Need For Tax Changes Scoop23:39 14-Jun-26

Security crisis result of poor governance, poverty – Bauchi gov The Punch21:12 14-Jun-26

Oyo abductions: Bauchi governor blames insecurity on poor governance, poverty The Punch14:46 14-Jun-26

Child labor rises as poverty deepens in Iran Iran International05:58 14-Jun-26

Human Cost Of Nigeria’s Economic Reforms Leadership, Nigeria05:49 14-Jun-26

Opposition leaders reject budget, say taxes and poverty crushing public Pakistan Today05:21 14-Jun-26

'Rulers deceiving themselves': Opposition leaders reject budget, say public crushed by poverty Geo.tv04:50 14-Jun-26

Young, South African and unemployed: finding direction starts with knowing yourself – counsellor The Conversation (Africa)03:01 14-Jun-26

Tony Oneweek marks June 12 with new gyration banger ‘Poverty Unfollow Me’ Vanguard, Nigeria00:26 14-Jun-26

Young people who faced childhood adversities like abuse more likely to struggle at work: Study The Straits Times00:09 14-Jun-26

Welsh families missing out on support worth thousands compared with Scotland, new research shows Nation.Cymru14:44 13-Jun-26

Suicide Among Women in Iran: Lives Lost to Gender Apartheid Poverty and State Violence Hana Human Rights Organization14:29 13-Jun-26

Matt Damon's Charitable Act Helping a Young Girl in Africa Reminded Him of Teen Years with Ben Affleck. Here's How… People08:40 13-Jun-26

Mustapa Calls For Sustainable Approach To Poverty Eradication In Labuan Bernama07:07 13-Jun-26

Insecurity major cause of rising hunger, poverty –Rev Hayab, NCA leader The Sun News, Nigeria06:12 13-Jun-26

Angry Nigerians rally against poverty, insecurity on Democracy Day AfricaNews06:06 13-Jun-26

Democracy Day: Leaders, CSOs Warn of Democratic Backslide, Demand Reforms ThisDay Live03:29 13-Jun-26

Poverty forces young women to barter away condom use NewsDay, Zimbabwe03:02 13-Jun-26

Nine Birmingham areas in England's top 20 for child poverty Birmingham Live00:29 13-Jun-26

Insecurity major cause of rising hunger, poverty –Rev Hayab, northern CAN leader The Sun News, Nigeria21:44 12-Jun-26

A Practical Guide to Measuring Women’s and Girls’ Empowerment in Impact Evaluations The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab21:21 12-Jun-26

Poverty’s rise Dawn20:22 12-Jun-26

Deputy FM sets out priorities as social justice minister Tivyside Advertiser, Wales18:30 12-Jun-26

New Mexico sees progress for children, but many outcomes remain years away KUNM18:25 12-Jun-26

Wyoming kids are doing better than last year, thanks to drops in poverty and suicide Wyoming Public Media18:02 12-Jun-26

Tinubu scores 65.45% in governance amid rising poverty – RTC report Nairametrics14:59 12-Jun-26

Global poverty not affected by billions in loans BusinessDesk13:11 12-Jun-26

Life Science Cares San Diego Partners with Feeding San Diego and the Local Life Sciences… Business Wire (Press Release)12:01 12-Jun-26

Communities still ‘fighting back’ on food poverty Morning Star11:39 12-Jun-26

How Pakistan stabilised its way into poverty in 21 graphs Dawn11:30 12-Jun-26

Poverty Pushes Syria’s Children Into Labor Market Enab Baladi11:06 12-Jun-26

Pakistan’s Evictions Harming People in Poverty Human Rights Watch10:20 12-Jun-26

CA tells why Rs 1 crore retirement corpus can be insufficient for you and how much you need The Economic Times09:16 12-Jun-26

Experts favor fairness, proportionality as Türkiye reshapes alimony system Daily Sabah08:19 12-Jun-26

My uncle Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr would have opposed profiting from hate Fox News08:00 12-Jun-26

Carers: We’re stuck in a ‘poverty trap’ Islington Tribune06:56 12-Jun-26

Lords debates tackling child poverty The United Kingdom Parliament06:55 12-Jun-26

Pakistan’s poor population rises by 27 million in six years, poverty rate nears 29% The Telegraph, Calcutta06:38 12-Jun-26

Federal govt sets poverty line at Rs8,483 monthly income Pakistan Observer06:34 12-Jun-26

Child poverty rises sharply across Isle of Wight as more than 4,500 affected Isle of Wight Observer06:28 12-Jun-26

Contributor: One economist’s villainous blueprint to manage global poverty Los Angeles Times06:25 12-Jun-26

UEA nutrition research supports community food initiative in Norwich University of East Anglia05:34 12-Jun-26

Scarf launches strategy to create fairer and greener Scotland Scottish Housing News05:32 12-Jun-26

Born on June 12 but failed by government, ‘democracy babies’ speak about life in Nigeria Peoples Gazette05:27 12-Jun-26

Balochistan sinks into poverty as Pakistan's policies leave province behind AniNews.in05:12 12-Jun-26

CEO Kate Schecter on How Childhood Years in the USSR Shaped Her Washingtonian05:05 12-Jun-26

Mko Abiola’s Hope ’93 to Tinubu’s Renewed Hope: Nigeria’s journey from promise to poverty Peoples Gazette04:57 12-Jun-26

Senators demand tough action against child marriage, teen pregnancy NewsDay, Zimbabwe03:05 12-Jun-26

South Africa: Workers Say Poverty Traps Them in Tough Jobs AllAfrica02:54 12-Jun-26

Poverty rises to 28.9% despite economic recovery The Express Tribune02:09 12-Jun-26

Poverty surges 7pc in 6 years, pushing 27m people into financial distress Dawn01:40 12-Jun-26

Green colonialism Who buried the oil of French Guiana? Caliber.AZ01:37 12-Jun-26

Pakistan's poverty rises, education spending drops to record low: survey Geo.tv01:07 12-Jun-26

UN backs plan to address N’East insecurity, poverty The Punch00:52 12-Jun-26

Nigeria: Beyond Awareness - Why Nigeria Must Fund a Period-Friendly Future AllAfrica00:40 12-Jun-26

MPs launch online roundtable on combating child poverty in Wales South Wales Argus00:10 12-Jun-26

Somerset MP backs energy savings plan as figures show thousands in fuel poverty Somerset County Gazette00:07 12-Jun-26

House Republicans urge Bessent to revoke Southern Poverty Law Center's tax-exempt status Just The News22:40 11-Jun-26

Poverty rises to 28.9pc in FY2024-25 from 21.9pc in FY2018-19 The Nation22:23 11-Jun-26

ECONOMIC SURVEY 2026-27: Poverty surges 7pc, pushing 27m people into financial distress Dawn20:44 11-Jun-26

Haiti bidding to bring joy to poverty-stricken Caribbean nation MailOnline16:59 11-Jun-26

Fossil Fuel Wealth Fails to Deliver Development in Africa – Report Inter Press Service16:54 11-Jun-26

What I’ve Learned From ‘The End of Poverty,’ 20 Years Later State of the Planet16:34 11-Jun-26

Attorney General Clark Urges Funds to Reevaluate Decision to Cut off Southern Poverty Law Center Office of the Vermont Attorney General (Press Release)15:13 11-Jun-26

Inside Tehran: Iranians describe IRGC's brutal rule, poverty — ask Trump to 'stay the course' Fox News14:46 11-Jun-26

Lifting two-child benefit cap will be 'huge' for Derby Derbyshire Live14:23 11-Jun-26

Poverty climbs to 28.9pc as inequality widens, Economic Survey shows Pakistan Today12:22 11-Jun-26

Piketty’s Eco-Marxist Utopia: Why Degrowth and Global Redistribution Will Trap the Poor in Poverty RealClearEnergy12:20 11-Jun-26

Nearly 29 out Of 100 Pakistanis living below poverty line Daily Ausaf12:05 11-Jun-26

Nigeria’s ‘democracy babies’ born on June 12 Peoples Gazette11:39 11-Jun-26

International development: From moralizing to calculations to laissez-faire to rhetoric Global Inequality and More 3.011:30 11-Jun-26

His father drove an e-rickshaw. Family income was below Rs 1 lakh. Boy from Rajasthan reveals how he cracked IIT JEE… The Economic Times11:15 11-Jun-26

Peeblesshire Foodbank continues to work hard to support local families Border Telegraph11:07 11-Jun-26

Benson's Nonprofit Funded the Charlottesville Rally Michigan Enjoyer10:09 11-Jun-26

Why Britain’s regeneration policies keep missing the point – expert panel The Conversation (UK)09:49 11-Jun-26

Poverty, Illiteracy in North-West: ‘Let’s prioritise actions over announcements’ – Emir Sanusi Vanguard, Nigeria09:41 11-Jun-26

‘Dignity has no passport’: Pope makes appeal for migrants in Canary Islands Al Jazeera09:10 11-Jun-26

Resolution Foundation: £650m a year could be saved by scrapping Triple Lock Scottish Financial News08:29 11-Jun-26

Poverty, poor education still grip millions in north-west – Sanusi Vanguard, Nigeria08:09 11-Jun-26

West Bengal finally liberated from Mamata's mistreatment, atrocities: Union Minister Piyush… AniNews.in07:56 11-Jun-26

MPs seek frontline views on child poverty crisis across Wales The Pembrokeshire Herald07:19 11-Jun-26

How is child poverty impacting communities across Wales? MPs invite practitioners to share their views in online… The United Kingdom Parliament07:03 11-Jun-26

Council reports 'major progress' in bid to end child poverty in North Ayrshire Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald06:59 11-Jun-26

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