Global Poverty

Conflicts making migrant routes in Sahel more dangerous, says UN | Africanews

AfricaNews-Africanews

The UN Refugee Agency has warned in a new report that conflicts in Sudan and across the Sahel region have compromised protection for migrants crossing from sub-Saharan Africa.

Conflicts making migrant routes in Sahel more dangerous, says UN | Africanews

World Bank: Difference Between Rich, Poor Countries Is Growing

Voice of America

The World Bank recently released a report on 75 of the world’s poorest countries. It said, for the first time in the 2000s, half those countries were falling behind rich nations in economic growth.

World Bank: Difference Between Rich, Poor Countries Is Growing

World Bank rings alarm on reversal of poorest nations' development

Reuters-Daily Sabah

The World Bank said in a report Monday that for the first time this century, half of the 75 poorest countries globally are seeing their income gap widen...

World Bank rings alarm on reversal of poorest nations' development

Catholic agencies react amid prediction that 9 countries face famine by July

National Catholic Reporter

The Famine Early Warning Systems Network predicts that by July, parts of nine countries will be at internationally recognized emergency levels of food insecurity. Catholic agencies spoke to NCR about what drives food insecurity.

Catholic agencies react amid prediction that 9 countries face famine by July

Oxfam, poverty and anti-capitalism | TheArticle

TheArticle

Oxfam presents itself as a charity dedicated to the alleviation of global poverty, but it is also an anti-capitalist ...

Oxfam, poverty and anti-capitalism | TheArticle

GLOBAL: Women and girls face extreme poverty, says new report

MissionNewswire

More than 340 million women and girls will live in extreme poverty by 2030 and close to one in four will experience moderate or severe food insecurity, according to the recent “Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The gender snapshot 2023” report released by UN

GLOBAL: Women and girls face extreme poverty, says new report

New IRC report reveals extreme poverty increased by 80% in least developed conflict-impacted countries, calls for World Bank finance and reforms to serve conflict-affected communities

The IRC

New research from the IRC reveals that since the early 1990s, the number of people living in extreme poverty has spiked by more than 80% in 13 Least Developed Countries (LDCs) impacted by conflict. Meanwhile, the number of people living in extreme poverty globally dropped by more than half over the same period - exposing a new geography of extreme poverty. 

New IRC report reveals extreme poverty increased by 80% in least developed conflict-impacted countries, calls for World Bank finance and reforms to serve conflict-affected communities

'One in ten worldwide go to bed hungry every night,' reveals UN food chief

Livemint-mint

UN warns of severe global hunger crisis affecting over 700 million people as demand for food rises and funding diminishes.

'One in ten worldwide go to bed hungry every night,' reveals UN food chief

UN: 700 Million People Don't Know When — Or If — They Will Eat Again

VOA

Need is rising as humanitarian funding is drying up, UN food chief says

UN: 700 Million People Don't Know When — Or If — They Will Eat Again

The Global Cost of Childhood Malnutrition

Childhood malnutrition has lifelong consequences for individuals and the global community. Here’s what you can do to help.

The Global Cost of Childhood Malnutrition

Google expands flood alerts to 80 countries

The Star

Its AI Flood Hub platform includes an addition of 8 new countries in Africa

Google expands flood alerts to 80 countries

More Than 85% Of People Facing Hunger Crises Live in Conflict-Affected Countries | Action Against Hunger

Meril Cullinan-Action Against Hunger

Conflict and violence threatens food security for 85% of 258 million people in 58 countries, according to a new Action Against Hunger report, “No Matter Who’s Fighting, Hunger Always Wins."

More Than 85% Of People Facing Hunger Crises Live in Conflict-Affected Countries | Action Against Hunger

Nutrition for Resilient Futures

Kristen Callaway-Food for the Hungry

THE PROBLEM: Each year, nearly 3 million children under 5 years of age will die from malnutrition, making it the single largest cause of child deaths.

Nutrition for Resilient Futures

Trafficking in the Sahel: Guns, gas, and gold

UN News

Chili peppers, fake medicine, fuel, gold, guns, humans, and more are being trafficked via millennia-old trade routes crisscrossing the Sahel, and the UN and partners are trying out new, collaborative ways to thwart those attempting the illegal practice, a growing problem in this fragile African region.

Trafficking in the Sahel: Guns, gas, and gold

Toxic air killing 91% preterm babies in poor countries

Dt Next Bureau-DT next

Toxic air killing 91% preterm babies in poor countries

Toxic air killing 91% preterm babies in poor countries

At Least Half Of Iran Below Poverty Line: Expert Economist

Iran International

At least half of Iran lives below the poverty line as the government fails to solve the economic crisis, a leading economist warns.

At Least Half Of Iran Below Poverty Line: Expert Economist

Takeaways of AP's report on Chinese loans pushing poor countries to brink of collapse

AP NEWS

A dozen poor countries are facing economic instability and even collapse because of a common, undeniable factor: their struggle to pay back hundreds of billions of dollars in foreign loans, much of them from the world’s biggest and most unforgiving government lender, China.

Takeaways of AP's report on Chinese loans pushing poor countries to brink of collapse

China's loans pushing world’s poorest countries to brink of collapse

AP NEWS

A dozen poor countries are facing economic instability and even collapse under the weight of hundreds of billions of dollars in foreign loans, much of them from the world’s biggest and most unforgiving government lender, China.

China's loans pushing world’s poorest countries to brink of collapse

Handbook for Space Capability Development

Center For Global Development | Ideas to Action

Up or down? How have poverty rates in low and middle-income countries changed in 2023?

World Bank Blogs

Low and middle-income economies have borne the brunt of the global shocks and crises facing the world over the past few years, and recent research into poverty trends in these countries paints a concerning picture.

Up or down? How have poverty rates in low and middle-income countries changed in 2023?

Global Report on Food Crises: Acute Hunger Rose in 2022

World Food Program USA

The number of people experiencing acute hunger rose for the fourth consecutive year in 2022, according to the latest GRFC.

Global Report on Food Crises: Acute Hunger Rose in 2022

The crisis in Mayotte is a sobering example of France's colonial legacy

Colin Randall-The National

An African archipelago is facing troubles at a time of growing unrest in far-flung outposts of the former empire

The crisis in Mayotte is a sobering example of France's colonial legacy

Africa free trade area may lift 50 million people out of extreme poverty, says IMF | Business

Business

Africa’s continent-wide free-trade area if successfully implemented could significantly boost economic growth and improve living standards at a time of rising geopolitical tensions and climate change, the IMF said.

Africa free trade area may lift 50 million people out of extreme poverty, says IMF  | Business

Global Hunger Crisis Is Getting Much Worse: Supply Lines

From the worsening hunger crisis to a threat to the bourbon industry, here’s a snapshot of key food and drink stories from around the world:

Global Hunger Crisis Is Getting Much Worse: Supply Lines

International education financing will make or break the SDGs

The Hon. Minister David Sengeh and Mathias Esmann-Brookings

David Sengeh and Mathias Esmann underscore the importance of international education financing to advance sustainable development in Sierra Leone and beyond.

International education financing will make or break the SDGs

'True cost' of growing coffeeâ21 of 30 poorest countries in the world grow and export it

Esha Chhabra-ThePrint

In 'Working to Restore', Esha Chhabra describes how the demand for coffee production is underscored by its environmental and human resource costs.

'True cost' of growing coffeeâ21 of 30 poorest countries in the world grow and export it

More than a Quarter of a Billion People Went Hungry in 2022

Susannah Savage,E&E News-Scientific American

The number of people facing acute food insecurity shot up for the fourth year in a row in 2022

More than a Quarter of a Billion People Went Hungry in 2022

USAID is changing the way it tries to do good in the world

The Economist

The goal for the agency is to put itself out of business

USAID is changing the way it tries to do good in the world

The threat of famine returns, but world leaders remain silent | Bond

Kate Munro-Bond | The international development network

It is feared that countries most affected by poverty, conflict and climate change are on the brink of famine. How can we prevent this?

The threat of famine returns, but world leaders remain silent | Bond

UN: 258 million people faced acute food insecurity in 2022

Associated Press-STLtoday.com

It was the fourth consecutive annual increase.

UN: 258 million people faced acute food insecurity in 2022

Improving Your Global Perspective Can Change the World  - BORGEN

The Borgen Project-BORGEN

Global perspective is defined as a view on an issue that either has global influence or takes into account the nature of the issue globally.

Improving Your Global Perspective Can Change the World  - BORGEN

Bill Gates predicts there will be almost no poor countries by 2035 - Economy.pk

Suneela Zulfiqar-Economy.pk

Gates made a bold prediction, stating that by 2035, there will be very few, if any, poor countries left in the world

Bill Gates predicts there will be almost no poor countries by 2035 - Economy.pk

Here's Proof that Extreme Poverty Statistics are Unreliable

Policy Tensor

Quantifying the World Bank bias

Here's Proof that Extreme Poverty Statistics are Unreliable

Frontier technologies can make big inroads on inequality

University World News

Extending Synchrotron technologies to Latin America and the Caribbean and Africa – the areas of the world with the most pressing development problem...

Frontier technologies can make big inroads on inequality

The Solution to Poverty Is Prosperity, With Magatte Wade

While African countries embrace emerging and innovative technologies, the U.S. appears to be applying the brakes in an unexpected manner.

The Solution to Poverty Is Prosperity, With Magatte Wade

Worst drought since Live Aid devastating East Africa with kids dying of hunger

Andy Lines, in Baragoi, northern Kenya-mirror

The Mirror spoke to families desperately trying to survive the sixth year without a rainy season - watching beloved children, siblings and parents die of starvation

Worst drought since Live Aid devastating East Africa with kids dying of hunger

“Bolivia has an economic model that is no longer sustainable”—a financial crisis looms

The Economist

Also on the daily podcast: the handbag theory of Sino-American relations and how to win Italy’s top football league on the cheap

“Bolivia has an economic model that is no longer sustainable”—a financial crisis looms

Monetary policy can matter in poor countries – IMF paper - Central Banking

Central Banking

Study suggests changes to money supply may have impact through exchange rate

Monetary policy can matter in poor countries – IMF paper - Central Banking

Going digital makes aid programs more effective

MIT Technology Review

Poor households are more likely to get fed when rice deliveries are swapped out for debit cards.

Going digital makes aid programs more effective

Epidemiological Update: Yellow fever in the Region of the Americas (25 April 2023) - Brazil

ReliefWeb

News and Press Release in English on Brazil about Health and Epidemic; published on 25 Apr 2023 by PAHO

Epidemiological Update: Yellow fever in the Region of the Americas (25 April 2023) - Brazil

Food Security, Vulnerability and Livelihoods across Eastern Africa: Trends and Drivers 2015 - 2022, March 2023 - Burundi

ReliefWeb

Analysis in English on Burundi and 8 other countries about Agriculture, Food and Nutrition, Drought, Epidemic and more; published on 26 Apr 2023 by WFP

Food Security, Vulnerability and Livelihoods across Eastern Africa: Trends and Drivers 2015 - 2022, March 2023 - Burundi

7 Poorest Countries in the World By GNI and HDI

KnowInsiders-KnowInsiders

The poorest countries in the world might not be as obvious as you may have assumed. We offer the 7 poorest countries, where are fighting against extreme poverty.

7 Poorest Countries in the World By GNI and HDI

Flash Droughts more frequent, not enough rice to feed Asia, Spanish farmers warn of crop failure.

Daily Kos

“An empty stomach knows no morality.” Pierre-Joseph Proudhon Only fifteen short years ago, when there were one billion fewer of us, food riots erupted globally from price increases in rice. Though crops at the time were bountiful at harvest, the rapid...

Flash Droughts more frequent, not enough rice to feed Asia, Spanish farmers warn of crop failure.

Millets: The Sustainable Superfood That Can Help Achieve Sustainable Development Goals

Times of India Blog

From national level Millet Melas in multiple states and international trade fairs attracting global community, India is celebrating 2023 – The International Year of Millets in its unique way. Referred as the ‘smart food’, from...

Millets: The Sustainable Superfood That Can Help Achieve Sustainable Development Goals

VIDEO: The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels, Renewable Energy, and Green Deceptions

YouTube

Green activists want to BAN fossil fuels. I wish they’d listen to energy author Alex Epstein. He explains how fossil fuels make the world better, and how ban...

VIDEO: The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels, Renewable Energy, and Green Deceptions

The superfoods that can help humankind eliminate hunger

Arab News

At critical junctures in life, it is often said that it is best to look back before moving ahead. Today, the world faces an unprecedented food crisis, mainly due to climate change but also due to civil strife and of course, since last year, the Russia-Ukraine war, which has hurt farmers in two of the largest grain and fertilizer-producing and exporting countries.

The superfoods that can help humankind eliminate hunger

The push to eliminate fossil fuels is hurting poor people

John Stossel-Reason.com

If we want more of the poorest people to have decent lives, we need to invest in both fossil fuels and nuclear power.

The push to eliminate fossil fuels is hurting poor people

Seed farming can help alleviate poverty in Africa

Farmers Review Africa

Seed farming can help alleviate poverty in Africa

Seed farming can help alleviate poverty in Africa

What if most of what we believe about poverty is wrong?

World Economic Forum

Are assumptions around poverty flawed from the very start? Stereotypes around poverty need to shift to highlight the success stories already happening.

What if most of what we believe about poverty is wrong?

Global conflicts intensify amid climate change, poor governance and extremism: a closer look at the Sahel, Haiti, and Myanmar - Burkina Faso

ReliefWeb

News and Press Release in English on Burkina Faso and 5 other countries about Climate Change and Environment and Protection and Human Rights; published on 18 Apr 2023 by AOAV

Global conflicts intensify amid climate change, poor governance and extremism: a closer look at the Sahel, Haiti, and Myanmar - Burkina Faso

Severe Wasting

What is "severe wasting" and how to combat it.

Severe Wasting

Video: United Nations Focused On Ending Hunger By 2030 - Joshua Okpata

YouTube

Joshua Okpata, Innovation Design Lead, United Nations World Food Programme, spoke to the Global Business Report about the WFP 2022 Report and how they are fo...

Video: United Nations Focused On Ending Hunger By 2030 - Joshua Okpata

The World Bank Is Still Failing the Poor

Howard W. French-Foreign Policy

Poverty alleviation in the economically weakest parts of the world will require giving the poor a real seat at the table—which the World Bank has…

The World Bank Is Still Failing the Poor

Ukraine to call for creation of international framework to restore orphans | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News

NHK WORLD

The Ukrainian government has announced its intention to seek the creation of an international framework aimed at restoring orphans allegedly taken to Russia from war zones in Ukraine in an illegal way.

Ukraine to call for creation of international framework to restore orphans | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News

World's poorest nations spend 16% of revenue on debt, the highest in 25 years

the Guardian

Sri Lanka tops league of countries unable to respond to crises at home due to crippling payments, as campaigners call for action to cancel debt

World's poorest nations spend 16% of revenue on debt, the highest in 25 years

The World Bank’s incoming President, Ajay Banga

Poverty Updates

A brief look at Ajay Banga Resumé.

The World Bank’s incoming President, Ajay Banga

UN commission examines threats to global education goal

UN News

Despite global promises and progress, some 263 million children and young people are out of school, indicating that achieving quality education for all by 2030 is “seriously off track”, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed warned on Monday. 

UN commission examines threats to global education goal

250M more people could face extreme poverty amid rise in inequality: Oxfam official

World will witness ‘the most profound collapse of humanity into extreme poverty and suffering in memory’ if no action is taken, charity warns - Anadolu Agency

250M more people could face extreme poverty amid rise in inequality: Oxfam official

Life expectancy has increased from 46 to 73 years, says WHO | TheCable

TheCable

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says life expectancy for men and women has increased from 46 to 73 years globally. Speaking during an online media conference on Friday, Tedros Ghebreyesus,

Life expectancy has increased from 46 to 73 years, says WHO | TheCable
Bjorn Lomborg: Reduce world poverty by raising world trade 

World’s road out of poverty is paved by energy — and plenty of it

The Hill

Net-zero poverty to accelerate net-zero emissions.

World’s road out of poverty is paved by energy — and plenty of it

World’s road out of poverty is paved by energy — and plenty of it

The Hill

Net-zero poverty to accelerate net-zero emissions.

World’s road out of poverty is paved by energy — and plenty of it

WFP USA’s New Report Shows Hunger as Driving Force of Conflict

World Food Program USA

A new report from WFP USA called Dangerously Hungry examines the ways hunger acts as a driver of conflict around the world.

WFP USA’s New Report Shows Hunger as Driving Force of Conflict

Eradicating extreme poverty by 2050?

World Economic Forum

The number of people living below the International Poverty Line of $2.15 a day could drop from 8% to 2% by 2050, according to a new study.

Eradicating extreme poverty by 2050?

Need $1 trillion every year to finance sustainable development of poorest countries: Jeffrey Sachs

The Economic Times

Sachs mooted a massive increase in multilateral development bank financing and routine rollover of amortisations for over 20 years for the G20 Leaders' Summit in September. Strengthening multilateral development banks is one of the key issues being pressed by India during its G20 presidency.

Need $1 trillion every year to finance sustainable development of poorest countries: Jeffrey Sachs

Economic growth is needed to reduce global poverty | Letters

the Guardian

Letter: Charles Kenny of the Center for Global Development responds to an article by the UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights

Economic growth is needed to reduce global poverty | Letters

Journalist Nicholas Kristof talks compassion and media coverage of global poverty - Yale Daily News

Yale Daily News

Effective journalism is rooted in a will to stand up for the voiceless and underrepresented, according to Pulitzer-prize winning columnist and reporter Nicholas Kristof.

Journalist Nicholas Kristof talks compassion and media coverage of global poverty - Yale Daily News

A purpose-driven fund to end extreme poverty by 2030

Homi Kharas and John McArthur-Brookings

Homi Kharas and John W. McArthur suggest methods for rebooting efforts to end extreme poverty by 2030.

A purpose-driven fund to end extreme poverty by 2030

GRAPHIC: 25 Poorest Countries

Visual Capitalist

25 poorest countries from Visual Capitalist and PovertyUpdates.com

GRAPHIC: 25 Poorest Countries

World Bank: the challenge of estimating poverty in the pandemic

World Bank Blogs

Global poverty estimates were updated today on the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP). This update includes new regional poverty aggregates in 2020 and 2021 for Latin America and the Caribbean, and in 2020 for Europe and Central Asia, and the...

World Bank: the challenge of estimating poverty in the pandemic

1 in 4 people in the world do not have access to clean drinking water, the U.N. says

NPR

The U.N. World Water Development Report 2023 painted a stark picture of the huge gap that needs to be filled to meet U.N. goals to ensure all people have access to clean water and sanitation by 2030.

1 in 4 people in the world do not have access to clean drinking water, the U.N. says

The fallacy of cheap labor: Debunking the belief that rich countries need poor countries to sustain wealth

BizNews.com

The idea that the rich require the poor in order to sustain wealth on the back of cheap labour is a fallacy and complete misconception.

The fallacy of cheap labor: Debunking the belief that rich countries need poor countries to sustain wealth

What is a country's current account balance, and is a deficit good or bad for its economy?

World Economic Forum

A country’s current account balance measures money coming in and going out. A current account deficit may sound bad, but it can indicate strong investment.

What is a country's current account balance, and is a deficit good or bad for its economy?

Roger Thurow on global poverty - Part 1

International Livestock Research Institute

Roger Thurow is a senior fellow for global agriculture and food policy for the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. He writes about many of the same issues that…

Roger Thurow on global poverty - Part 1

Most of the world’s extreme poor live in middle income countries – but not for long

World Bank Blogs

In the early 1990s, there was a near complete overlap between poor people and poor countries, with more than 9 out of 10 of the world’s extreme poor living in low-income countries at the time.

Most of the world’s extreme poor live in middle income countries – but not for long

Global Agriculture and Food Security Program Provides New Funding for Countries to Strengthen the Resilience of Smallholder Farmers - World

ReliefWeb

News and Press Release in English on World and 15 other countries about Agriculture, Contributions and Drought; published on 20 Mar 2023 by World Bank

Global Agriculture and Food Security Program Provides New Funding for Countries to Strengthen the Resilience of Smallholder Farmers - World

The roots of hunger in Africa go deeper than Russia’s war in Ukraine

The Hill

The hunger now gripping parts of the continent is primarily the result of decades of mismanagement of agricultural resources and broader economies.

The roots of hunger in Africa go deeper than Russia’s war in Ukraine

Rising poverty may hinder SDGs achievement, says ECA boss

Punch Newspapers

The acting Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Mr Antonio Pedro, has said the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals may be hanging if poverty in Africa continues to increase.

Rising poverty may hinder SDGs achievement, says ECA boss

Africa pays the price as China and Russia muscle in

France 24

China and Russia are bolstering their presence in Africa to tap its rich natural resources, analysts say, amid grave warnings from UN agencies the world's poorest countries face accumulating crippling…

Africa pays the price as China and Russia muscle in

6 Current Conflicts in the World Today and Their Effects on Global Hunger

World Food Program USA

Conflict ravages countries in countless ways. And it’s the number one cause of hunger in the world, tearing families and food systems apart.  

6 Current Conflicts in the World Today and Their Effects on Global Hunger

Global Food Crisis: 10 Countries Suffering the Most From Hunger - World Food Program USA

World Food Program USA

These are the 10 worst hunger crises in the world today, ranked by the total number of people facing severe hunger in each country.

Global Food Crisis: 10 Countries Suffering the Most From Hunger - World Food Program USA
Relieve poor countries’ debt, MPs urge Government