LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Cash transfer programmes funded by the British government are cost-effective ways to alleviate global poverty, an aid watchdog said on Thursday, rejecting ...
Once considered among the most promising economies in Southeast Asia with a growing middle class, Myanmar is now suffering from soaring levels of poverty as a devastating civil war drives tens of ...
Readers discuss rousing political will to ensure the fruits of wealth are shared, protecting Hong Kong's rule of law, and satisfying the longing to touch corals in marine parks Feel strongly about ...
*MANILA, Philippines — The coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic has pushed an estimated 75 million to 80 million more people in developing Asia into extreme poverty as of last year compared with ...
While India, Bangladesh, and Nepal have lifted millions out of multidimensional poverty, nearly all poor people in South Asia remain exposed to rising heat, floods, drought, and air pollution, the ...
UNITED NATIONS — More than 1 billion people in the world live in acute poverty, over half are children and nearly 40% live in conflict-torn and fragile countries, according to a report released ...