Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Five years ago, around 650 million people lived in poverty across the globe. Today, that number has climbed to more than 800 ...

The province is working on a new poverty reduction strategy, although the timeline for when it could come is unclear ...

This Joint Staff Advisory Note (JSAN) reviews the first Annual Progress Report (APR) on Somalia’s Ninth National Development Plan (NDP9). NDP9 is a nationally owned and comprehensive strategy for ...

The government unveiled its long-awaited child poverty strategy overnight – but it has split opinion, with some critics fearing it is not ambitious enough. Child poverty has been a sticking point for ...

Using Guizhou's earlier development experience as a key example, Donaldson highlighted an approach centered on supporting small and localized businesses that directly benefits rural communities, ...

An analysis suggests 20.5 million Indian households could rise to a higher economic class by quitting tobacco. The study ...

While many of us are starting fresh with New Year’s resolutions, it's important to remember that for many, just surviving another day is a struggle. Poverty isn’t just about a lack of income — it's a ...

The manifesto does not include a pledge to scrap the two-child benefit limit. Labour has pledged an “ambitious strategy to reduce child poverty” but has faced criticism for not vowing to scrap a ...

The Province of British Columbia is investing $18.6 million to expand community-based employment supports, aiming to help ...

Background Tobacco use imposes significant economic burden, particularly in low and middle-income countries, diverting ...

This Joint Staff Advisory Note (JSAN) on the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper for Somalia highlights that Somalia continued to face challenges while implementing the Ninth National Development Plan in ...