Executive Directors welcomed the opportunity to consider the proposed reform of the Fund’s policy on poverty reduction strategies (PRS) in Fund engagement with low-income countries. They concurred ...

This Joint Staff Advisory Note (JSAN) reviews the first Annual Progress Report (APR) on Somalia’s Ninth National Development Plan (NDP9). NDP9 is a nationally owned and comprehensive strategy for ...

Cash-transfer programmes have emerged as central components of poverty-reduction strategies in many countries, and became even more common during the COVID-19 pandemic. An analysis of 37 low- and ...

While many of us are starting fresh with New Year’s resolutions, it's important to remember that for many, just surviving another day is a struggle. Poverty isn’t just about a lack of income — it's a ...

17 October 2022 - A flagship UN poverty study released on Monday, the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty finds that significant poverty reduction is possible, and new ways of calculating ...

The government has published a child-friendly version of its poverty strategy. Education secretary Bridget Phillipson explains why.

A new long-awaited child poverty strategy is promising to lift half a million children out of poverty by the end of this parliament - but critics have branded it unambitious. The headline announcement ...

“Poverty reduction is not the work of one office, one sector or one level of government alone, but a shared responsibility anchored in collective action, accountability and genuine service to our ...

Gender differences in poverty rates in the United States may be associated with women’s differing circumstances — ...

New York, 17 October 2025 – Nearly 8 in 10 people living in multidimensional poverty – 887 million out of 1.1 billion globally – are directly exposed to climate hazards such as extreme heat, flooding, ...