Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people whose income is less than $1.25 a day The target of reducing extreme poverty rates by half was met five years ahead of the 2015 deadline.

The United Nations observes 23 June as International ... Programmes and policies for ending violence against widows and their children, poverty alleviation, education and other support to widows ...

Global growth is expected to hold at an annual rate of 2.7 percent for the next two years, the same as in 2024, the bank’s ...

As we look ahead to 2025, the international community’s aspiration to end poverty warrants closer attention. This past fall, the United Nations held its Summit of the Future and sought to give ...

The United Nations has launched an appeal for over $910 million to address the humanitarian needs of 3.6 million people ...

EXPLAINER: What Is the United Nations? In 1945 ... “It is plagued by growing inequality, poverty, hunger, armed conflicts, terrorism, insecurity, climate change, and pandemics.” ...

Cymraeg Gwefan Pobol y Cwm yn y Gymraeg (Pobol y Cwm website in Welsh) In March 2009, BBC Cymru Wales turned the spotlight on childhood with a special season of programming and online content about ...

A global clearinghouse for the provision of school meals is a possible solution to feeding the hundreds of millions of ...

During the session, UNIDO's national programme officer, Baddarul Islam, highlighted the objectives of the programme, stating ...

Thirty years ago, the South African photo journalist Kevin Carter captured a haunting image of The Vulture and the Little ...