Bangladesh presents a discomforting policy puzzle. The economy has continued to grow, yet poverty has been rising.

The World Bank Group has set a clear mission: ending poverty and boosting shared prosperity on a livable planet. This episode of Expert Answers explores the Poverty, Prosperity and Planet report which ...

World Bank Data : বাইরের দেশগুলো ভারতকে এখনও একটি দরিদ্র দেশ হিসেবে চিহ্নিত করলেও বর্তমান চিত্র অনেকটা বদলেছে। বিশ্বব্যাঙ্কের ...

16 October 2023 – Every year on 17 October, the world marks the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, also known as End Poverty Day. This year the day’s theme puts a spotlight on decent ...

Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to provide input to the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights’ thematic report on “Welfare and Control: The Paternalism of Support,” ...

The number of people living in acute poverty worldwide has risen by 51.5 million this year compared with last year.

Ending poverty remains a major global challenge. Today, almost 700 million people around the world live in extreme poverty, subsisting on less than $2.15 per day. After decades of sustained poverty ...