Forced back from Iran, Afghans face drought, poverty and repression | Refugees
At the transit camp in Islam Qala in western Afghanistan, Fatima steps out of the bus into the blazing heat and an uncertain future. She…
‘Village of one kidney’: India-Bangladesh organ traffickers rob poor donors | Poverty and Development
Joypurhat/Dhaka, Bangladesh, and New Delhi/Kolkata, India – Under the mild afternoon sun, 45-year-old Safiruddin sits outside his incomplete brick-walled house in Baiguni village of Kalai…
Once-in-a-decade UN conference on development aid kicks off in Spain | Poverty and Development News
At least 50 world leaders gather in Seville to address global concerns, including hunger, climate change and healthcare.The United Nations Conference on Financing Development has…
I grew up in poverty – but lifting the 2 child benefit cap for all families is not fair on taxpayers
AS KING Canute found over a thousand years ago, it is quite difficult to stand on a beach and order the tide to recede. Today, it…
A lens on poverty and the environment: Sebastiao Salgado is dead at age 81 | Obituaries News
Known for sweeping black-and-white photography that captured the natural world and marginalised communities, Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado has passed away at age 81. His death…
Public workers in Africa see wages fall by up to 50% in five years: Survey | Poverty and Development News
Public spending cuts across six African countries have resulted in the incomes of health and education workers falling by up to 50 percent in five…
Four children in every British classroom are living in hygiene poverty
Four children in every British classroom are living in hygiene poverty, according to research.A major report has found 21 per cent of affected kids don’t…
White and Black farmers still bear the scars of Zimbabwe’s land grabs | Poverty and Development News
Harare, Zimbabwe – Guy Watson-Smith felt hurt and betrayed when his 5,000-hectare (12,355-acre) farm in Beatrice, in Zimbabwe’s Mashonaland East province, was violently invaded by…
Jailed for fishing: India-Pakistan tensions trap families in debt, poverty | Border Disputes
Diu, India – Boxes of sweets are being passed around as cheers and joy surround Rajeshwari Rama’s brick house, insulated with tin sheets, in the…
Reeves faces Labour revolt as benefits blitz to plunge 250k – including 50k kids – into poverty
RACHEL Reeves faces a Labour revolt as it emerged her benefits blitz will plunge 250,000, including 50,000 children, into poverty.The effect of the Chancellor’s purge…
US cutting foreign aid budgets by more than 90%, Trump administration says | Poverty and Development News
US State Department says overseas development and aid programmes to be cut by $54bn.The United States has dramatically cut the budgets of overseas development and…
Trump’s tariffs present fresh headache for India’s slowing economy | Poverty and Development
Hours before Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the White House, President Donald Trump announced that the United States would levy reciprocal tariffs on…
For China, USAID’s demise could be a soft power win in Southeast Asia | Poverty and Development News
As the United States winds back humanitarian assistance in Southeast Asia, its rival China may see an opportunity to expand its influence in a region…
Trump freezes aid to South Africa amid spat over land expropriation law | Poverty and Development News
United States President Donald Trump has frozen aid to South Africa in an escalation of a rift between his administration and Pretoria over a controversial…
USAID places staff on leave, recalls personnel overseas | Poverty and Development News
Announcement comes as US President Donald Trump confirms he is considering eliminating the aid agency.The administration of United States President Donald Trump has ordered nearly…
For India budget, tightrope walk between creating jobs and gov’t deficit | Poverty and Development
Mumbai, India – Prema Salgaonkar wakes up hours before dawn and begins to cook food in her suburban Mumbai home to sell. Her son, Amar…
How Poverty Forces Teenage Boys in Northeast Nigeria to Grow Up Quickly
At just 14, Umar Muhammad Bello from Tsohuwar Kasuwa, Potiskum in Yobe State, northeastern Nigeria, had lived through experiences that would test even the strongest…
Development done right: Why Africa needs more than good intentions | Poverty and Development
The annual World Economic Forum in Davos brings together the world’s most influential leaders with the stated aim of improving global economic conditions. This year,…
IMF, Egypt reach deal to unlock $1.2bn to shore up strained public finances | Poverty and Development
Washington, DC-based lender says Cairo agreed to raise tax-to-revenue ratio and accelerate divestment of state-owned firms.The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced that it has…
40 years after Bhopal gas tragedy, barefoot school ‘offers hope’ | Poverty and Development
Bhopal, India – Triveni Sonani starts her working day at 9am when she opens the gates of Oriya Basti school and welcomes the children of…