Since 1990, the World Bank has reported estimates of the number of people worldwide that live in extreme poverty. This poverty standard is based on how the poorest countries in the world define ...

It would take $318 billion per year, or 0.3% of the world's economic output, to end most extreme poverty worldwide, according to newly published research.

The core mission of the World Bank is a world free of poverty on a livable planet. Measuring poverty on a regular basis using timely and relevant data is critical to tracking progress toward this goal ...

New York, 17 October 2025 – Nearly 8 in 10 people living in multidimensional poverty – 887 million out of 1.1 billion globally – are directly exposed to climate hazards such as extreme heat, flooding, ...

Posters featuring portraits of several world leaders line a road in Johannesburg, South Africa, on November 20, 2025, ahead of the G20 summit to be held there. Credit: AP foto/Themba Hadebe ...

Billions of dollars in foreign aid could be spent more effectively if international poverty statistics were more accurate, according to new research led by King's College London. Dr Michail Moatsos, a ...

A report issued during a United Nations event for World Day of the Poor shows that efforts to alleviate global poverty have slowed. The annual Pope Francis Global Poverty Report released by Jesuit-run ...

Jason Hickel receives funding from European Research Council (ERC-2022-SYG reference number 101071647). Dylan Sullivan receives funding from European Research Council (ERC-2022-SYG reference number ...

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More than a quarter of the global population still lacks access to seven basic needs identified as fundamental by the late Pope Francis -- with close to 60% living in nations with severe restrictions ...