Respect for human rights is closely intertwined with addressing poverty and extreme inequality. Human Rights Watch research exposes how people experiencing poverty are often more vulnerable to ...

It also sheds light on the impact of taxes, transfers, and subsidies on poverty and inequality in 94 countries before 2020, providing important new insights into the impacts of fiscal policy not only ...

Time poverty is not just about long hours—it is about the lack of control over how time is spent. It is expensive to suffer time poverty. Women, especially in low-income households, are left ...

Poverty remains one of the most pressing issues ... which measures income inequality, the Philippines continues to face one of the highest levels of income disparity in Southeast Asia and was ...

With both extreme poverty and billionaire wealth on the rise, the pandemic’s effect on inequality may appear obvious. The reality is not as simple as you may think. Inequality is a notoriously ...

Rapid and sustainable economic growth is crucial for the Philippines to win the war on poverty and achieve lasting prosperity ...

If we are serious about tackling health inequality, we must be serious about tackling poverty. Anything less is failing women – and their families – before they’ve even had a chance.

In his weekly newsletter, President Cyril Ramaphosa emphasised the crusial role of the 2025 Fiscal Framework and Revenue ...

Javier Milei has reduced poverty in Argentina. This week brought the publication of a tranche of government poverty figures, covering the period from July to December last year. Much had been made ...

And while the vision is bleak, it's an important one that couldn't have more relevance to those wading through the ever-increasing financial inequality that's eating away at our middle classes.

wealth inequality: the unequal distribution of assets and resources among individuals or groups in a society. poverty line: the smallest amount of money a person or a family needs to live on.