Poverty

Philippines defends jet-setter Gen Z’s appointment as head of agency managing poverty issues

Zofia Canlas drew criticism over her “lavish” trips abroad, including to France, Italy, Greece, and other countries.

UNDP chief sounds alarm on growing poverty after succession of crises

UN Development Programme administrator Alexander De Croo also said private capital needed to step in to help fight some of the worst consequences of climate change.

Global poverty index rises for first time since its 2010 creation

More than half of those in acute poverty were children.

Poverty rate tests Argentina's Milei ahead of election

People barter goods, as soup kitchens, barter clubs and families taking out short-term loans for groceries are exposing the social strains emerging under Argentine President Javier Milei's austerity program, barely a year before Argentina's next presidential election, in Lomas de Zamora, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina, September 13, 2026. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian

What ‘begging’ for $2 taught me about surviving on Singapore’s streets

Participants sharing what they learnt or felt after the poverty simulation session.

Philippines’ Pacquiao takes up fight against poverty in Marcos Cabinet

Boxing - Antony Joshua v Francis Ngannou - Weigh-in - BLVD World, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - March 7, 2024 Manny Pacquiao poses ahead of the weigh-in Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Couldridge

Nine bodies of migrants recovered off eastern Tripoli, Red Crescent says

Social media rumours, economic hardship fuel migrant surge into Ceuta

Migrants walk towards the border with Morocco to leave Spain, in Ceuta, on July 31.

Thailand to revisit welfare eligibility after backlash over cuts

Many rejected applicants said the decisions were based on inaccurate or outdated records, including vehicles that had already been sold or old vehicles they previously used for work.

Fifty migrants feared lost in Mediterranean, 10 survive after boat capsizes, security sources say

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