More: Poverty
Thailand’s Poverty on the Rise Amid Slowing Economic Growth
Thailand has successfully reduced poverty over
the past three decades from over 65 percent in 1988 to under 10 percent in
2018. However, the growth of...
Eliminating Extreme Poverty Requires Urgent Focus on Fragile and Conflict-Affected Countries
Urgent action is needed in
countries impacted by fragility, conflict and violence (FCV) to end extreme
poverty globally, according to the World Bank Group. As crisis...
Regional Statistics Project Will Help Close Data Gaps on Poverty and Gender in the Pacific
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved US$4.4 million
to modernize statistical and data collection in the Pacific, and another US$2
million each for...
‘Spectre of poverty’ hangs over tribes and indigenous groups
Indigenous and tribal communities are around three times more likely to
face extreme poverty than others with women “consistently at the bottom of all
social and...
Globally Bangladesh is a Model for Poverty Reduction: World Bank
The World Bank reiterated its commitment to help Bangladesh sustain high
economic growth, as the World Bank Vice
President for South Asia, Hartwig Schafer concluded a...
Modest Reduction in Poverty in Tanzania: More Can Be Done to Accelerate Pro-Poor Growth
Mainland Tanzania recorded sustained economic growth
and poverty reduction over the past decade, however the poverty reducing impact
of economic growth has been slowing down, according...
Why Wealthy Countries Must Step Up Their Contribution to Fight Global Poverty
Member countries of the International
Development Association (IDA), a part of the
World Bank Group, are meeting shortly to discuss the 19th replenishment of IDA,
which will...
Partnerships key to taking landlocked countries out of poverty
The challenges faced by landlocked
developing countries (LLDCs), some of the poorest in the world, can be overcome
through more effective partnerships, UN Secretary-General António Guterres
declared...
New Target: Cut “Learning Poverty” by At Least Half by 2030
The World Bank introduced
today an ambitious new Learning Target, which aims to cut by at least half the
global rate of Learning Poverty by 2030....
A more effective labour market approach to fighting poverty
Gainful employment
is still the most reliable way of escaping poverty. However, access to both
jobs and decent working conditions remains a challenge. Sixty-six per cent...