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15 Sep 23
One in six children worldwide lives in extreme poverty and at the current rate the commitment to reduce that to zero by the end of this decade will be missed.
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25 Aug 22
The economic impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic have put the brakes on reducing extreme poverty in the Asia Pacific region, economists at the Asian Development Bank have said.
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3 May 22
The World Bank Group has announced an upward revision to the universal measure to indicate the level of extreme poverty.
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11 Jan 22
More than 15 Democrats Congress members have urged Treasury secretary Janet Yellen to vote in favour of abolishing the International Monetary Fund’s high fees for long-term debtors , amid fears it...
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30 Sep 21
More than 75% of Venezuelans now live in extreme poverty, fuelled by the nation’s economic crisis, a study has claimed.
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17 Sep 21
World Bank economists have urged Bangladesh to redirect social protection schemes towards the urban poor, saying the move could cut the extreme poverty rate from 22% to just 4%.
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4 Dec 20
One-in-seven people worldwide could be left with less than $1.90 a day to live on in the wake of the economic crisis caused by Covid-19, a UN study has warned.
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8 Oct 20
Extreme poverty is set to rise around the world for the first time in more than 20 years as Covid-19 continues to weigh on the global economy, the World Bank has warned.
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7 Jul 20
Global poverty is rising despite “triumphalism” about its perceived decline, according to a global report from a former United Nations official, who also released specific reports on Malaysia and...
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28 Feb 20
Urgent development efforts are needed in fragile and war-torn countries in order to step up the global fight against extreme poverty, the World Bank has said.