Poverty

At world leaders summit Guterres seeks $500 billion annual funds, financial reforms

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday renewed his call for the reform of the “outdated, dysfunctional and unfair” World Bank…

7 months ago

How India’s social benefit schemes helped lift millions out of poverty

India has pulled out 451 million people out of poverty in the last 15 years—between 2005-06 and 2019-21, a United…

10 months ago

Pakistan becoming land of illiterates as poverty drives out children from school

The deepening economic crisis in Pakistan is leading to a large number of school dropouts. With surging inflation and shortage…

1 year ago

Stuck in poverty, Musahars see no hope in Nepal polls 

Janakpur (Nepal): Subodh Majhi, a resident of Basahiya village of Nepal's Janakpur, is a daily wage worker. He listens to…

1 year ago