World Bank

Poverty and Equity Briefs

The Poverty and Equity Briefs (PEBs) highlight poverty, shared prosperity and inequality trends for over 100 developing countries. The briefs are released twice a year for the Spring and Annual ...
The Conversation

Canada’s rising poverty and food insecurity have deep structural origins

Tracy Smith-Carrier receives funding from the Tri-agency's Canada Research Chairs program and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. Royal Roads University provides funding as a member ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Advocates call for better measure of poverty, saying Australia's approach falls short

Tamara Rhodes knows from her daily experience that she is poor — making tough choices about what food to buy, and putting off health treatment and buying medicines because she cannot afford them. But ...
BBC

Child poverty is a 'crisis that cannot be ignored'

Public health officials have issued an "urgent call" to tackle child poverty in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. The 2025 director of public health annual report said 27,000 babies, children and ...
Toronto Star

Mark Carney’s tax plan will lift more Canadians ‘above the poverty line,’ advocates say

OTTAWA—Many poorer Canadians will get the government benefits they are entitled to and could be lifted out of poverty thanks to Ottawa’s plan to set up auto-filing tax returns for low-income citizens, ...
The Independent

UK poverty crisis laid bare as 500,000 children living in families trapped in benefits debt cycle

More than 500,000 children are living in families in debt to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), according to new figures which lay bare the scale of the benefits loan trap. At least 800,000 ...
Sky News Australia

‘Unacceptable’: Grim report reveals soaring number of Australians living in poverty as costs continue to surge

The Poverty in Australia 2025 Overview report conducted by the Australian Council of Social Services and the University of NSW revealed that one in seven Australians were living in poverty in 2022-23.
World Bank

Poverty and Shared Prosperity 2022

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 ...
National Catholic Reporter

Editorial: Pope Leo delivers breathtakingly bold salvo on wealth, elitism and poverty

In the first major document of his pontificate, Leo XIV minced no words. He punctured "the bubble of comfort and luxury" that distorts the Christian Gospel and isolates believers from a "fundamental ...
PBS

Rescuers: Irene Opdyke

Irene Opdyke was once an interior decorator, and her stylish townhouse in Lomita, California, reflects her attention to her surroundings. Her attractive appearance, Zsa Zsa Gabor accent, and sense of ...
Adelaide Now

Child protection, SES, correctional officers to walk off job over ‘poverty wages’

The Public Service Association (PSA) said child protection caseworkers, State Emergency Service crews and correctional officers were among those struggling to survive after receiving just a six ...
Oxfam America

Inequality in the U.S.

It’s time to turn the tide on inequality. Read Oxfam’s latest report exposing just how extreme U.S. inequality has become, and join the movement to build a more equal future for us all. Oxfam partners ...