HOW we understand and measure poverty has evolved. From early income-based definitions, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen’s “capability approach” in the 1980s broadened the concept, viewing poverty not just ...

As World Leaders Enter Climate Talks, People in Poverty Have the Most at Stake RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — When summer heat comes to the Arara neighborhood in northern Rio, it lingers, baking the red brick ...

UNITED NATIONS, Sep 4 2025 (IPS) - 2025 has been marked by a significant escalation of the climate crisis and its effects on vulnerable populations, as the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warn ...

Global warming threatens to reverse human progress, making the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for poverty reduction unachievable. Global warming is already happening. Its impact ...

Multiple and often overlapping crises such as floods or drought due to climate change, violent conflict and economic instability are creating new forms of vulnerability. Collectively they’re known as ...

Bill Gates is calling for a change in the fight against climate change by shifting the focus away from reducing carbon emissions to fighting poverty and preventing disease and hunger. In an essay ...

Figure 4b: The poorest regions are furthest behind and contribute more to the Global Prosperity Gap relative to their population in 2024 Figure 5: Limited gains in the Global Gap due to a slowdown of ...

Sept. 8 (UPI) --Nearly 6 million children and young people in Latin America will fall into poverty by 2030 because of climate change's impact on their communities, a recent report predicts. However, ...

With climate change intensifying and billions of people still lacking basic necessities, addressing both challenges simultaneously is not only possible but essential. New research highlights that ...

NEW YORK — Bill Gates thinks climate change is a serious problem but it won’t be the end of civilization. He thinks scientific innovation will curb it, and it’s instead time for a “strategic pivot” in ...

New York.- President Luis Abinader highlighted the Dominican Republic’s progress in reducing poverty and hunger, attracting investment and expanding exports during his address Wednesday to the 81st ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — When summer heat comes to the Arara neighborhood in northern Rio, it lingers, baking the red brick and concrete that make up many of the buildings long after the sun has gone ...