Stanford researchers quantified the cost of lifting people out of poverty globally, providing a framework to inform future policy decisions.

Thanksgiving is traditionally a good time to start counting your blessings. And for years, hundreds of millions of people have had this to be thankful for: they live in a time that has made historic ...

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 ...

“Joining the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty reflects GAIN’s commitment to collective action. In the current ...

FEATURING: Ruth Hill, Lead Economist, Global Unit of the Poverty and Equity Global Practice, World Bank / Sonia Cifuentes, Colombian citizen benefited from a cash transfer program. Ruth Hill, a lead ...

The global fight against extreme poverty has stalled for a second consecutive year, according to the 2025 Fordham Pope Francis Global Poverty Report, which tracks access to seven basic human needs ...

While studying at the University of Ghana, economist Samuel Ampaw began working on the Ghana Socioeconomic Panel Survey, a long-term data collection effort that monitors the country’s economic ...

A worker looks at newly assembled buggies next to a workshop in Kryvyi Rih on September 29, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have ...

The rock group U2 has sold some 175 million records globally, but I get that they might not be everybody’s cup of Irish tea. Maybe you don’t like their post-punk, anthemic music style. Maybe you think ...

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 ...

An immersive exhibit at Ridgedale Baptist Church gave Chattanooga visitors a powerful look into the lives of children living in extreme poverty around the world.