EurekAlert!: New global multidimensional poverty index report reveals nearly 80% of the world's poor live in regions exposed to climate hazards
New global multidimensional poverty index report reveals nearly 80% of the world's poor live in regions exposed to climate hazards
Finance & Commerce: World Bank raises 2026 global growth outlook, warns on poverty
Since 1990, the World Bank has reported estimates of the number of people worldwide that live in extreme poverty. This poverty standard is based on how the poorest countries in the world define ...
Around 1 in 5 children today are living in extreme poverty, according to new World Bank-UNICEF research. In 2024, an estimated 412 million children aged 17 or younger were residing in households ...
New York, 17 October 2025 – Nearly 8 in 10 people living in multidimensional poverty – 887 million out of 1.1 billion globally – are directly exposed to climate hazards such as extreme heat, flooding, ...
Devdiscourse: The Hidden Poverty Cost of Carbon Emissions and Global Economic Growth
A World Bank study introduces “emissions-adjusted poverty,” showing that carbon emissions today directly create future years of poverty, mostly affecting poorer nations. It finds growth still reduces ...
America Magazine: We know how to fight global poverty. But do we have the will to actually do it?
We know how to fight global poverty. But do we have the will to actually do it?
WASHINGTON — The global economy is proving more resilient than expected, with 2026 GDP growth expected to improve slightly over forecasts from last June, the World Bank said on Tuesday while warning ...