Why a white fast-food worker in Mississippi who never started college is the statistical epitome of a low-wage worker 615_McDonalds_Hiring_Reuters.jpg One in four U.S. workers -- or nearly 40 million ...

The new child poverty strategy promises the biggest fall in child poverty in decades. Will it also deliver better health for ...

Child poverty has reached a record high in the United Kingdom as the country’s cost of living soars and its social security safety net falters following years of government austerity.

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According to UNICEF, more than 400 million children globally live in poverty, missing out on at least two daily needs such as nutrition and sanitation.

Lynn Perry, chief executive of Barnardo's, shares her thoughts on Labour's child poverty strategy – and what more needs to ...

A shrinking number of Californians live in poverty. But the improvement is much too slow. My trusty spreadsheet reviewed the latest “supplemental” poverty measurements from the Census Bureau. These ...

Driving through the Garfield Park neighborhoods, I am often awestruck by the many images of beauty, including institutions, like the Golden Dome and Garfield Park Conservatory. But also by the sight ...

13 October 2023 – Around the world, some 670 million people live in extreme poverty. Unless progress picks up pace, the international community is nowhere near ending this plight before 2030. Ahead of ...

Although the number of people living in extreme poverty decreased to 5.1 million between 2009 and 2023, 10.8 million, almost ...

Bill Gates is calling for a change in the fight against climate change by shifting the focus away from reducing carbon emissions to fighting poverty and preventing disease and hunger. In an essay ...