The World Bank’s Poverty and Shared Prosperity series provides the latest estimates and trends in global poverty and shared prosperity. The 2022 edition provides the first comprehensive look at the ...

Respect for human rights is closely intertwined with addressing poverty and extreme inequality. Human Rights Watch research exposes how people experiencing poverty are often more vulnerable to ...

While over 90% of Filipinos can read and write, just 70% can comprehend what they read — with the disparity reaching its most ...

Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Patrick Harker said on Tuesday the true level of poverty in the United States ...

This contrasts with 654 million people who are classified as extremely poor according to the World Bank's US $2.15 per day International Poverty Line (IPL). Current poverty measures overlook a ...