A woman who made it her mission to provide carpets to families in need has expanded her goal - and is now providing them with ...

Outgoing Department of Human Services head Laura Zeilinger reflected on her decade-long tenure at the agency responsible for ...

The idea of the poverty line dates back to 1963, when Mollie Orshansky, a statistician for the Social Security Administration ...

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Billionaire's wealth has grown faster last year, and now the world can expect at least 5 trillionaires within a decade, even ...

As housing becomes increasingly costly, over 1 million Americans live without running water, even in affluent cities, new ...

The world economy is growing steadily in the face of global conflict, protectionist trade policies and high interest rates.

Poverty rates have also plunged during that time, dropping from 13.3% to around 3.5% after adjusting for inflation. But the ...

A human rights organisation is taking legal action against Northern Ireland's regional government for failing to meet a ...

Mr Museveni, 80, wondered why some people in Busoga remain poor as others prosper given his government’s numerous poverty ...

Mr Museveni then urged the locals, most of them rice farmers, who earned less than $135 per capita, to engage in fish farming ...

Well-known chef Tom Kerridge is among campaigners calling on the Government to do more to tackle food insecurity as part of ...