The absolute poverty risk rate in Portugal varied between 8.5% and 12.6% in 2022, registering a decrease in the last 17 years, according to the interim report “Portugal, Balance Social 2024”.

World-renowned health expert Sir Michael Marmot has said local voices are most powerful in combating health inequalities - as ...

A new national survey conducted by Morocco’s High Commission for Planning (HCP) shows a concerning rise in vulnerability to poverty, particularly A new national survey conducted by Morocco’s High ...

Moroccos households saw an increase in average annual expenditure, with rural areas experiencing slower growth compared to ...

First 750 schools to offer clubs from April, delivering on government's Plan for Change. Families and children in every ...

He said, “With about 100 million Nigerians living in absolute poverty and 150 million in multidimensional poverty, democracy is fast losing its essence if it fails to address the fundamental ...

The Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, says Nigeria’s democracy is fast losing its essence as a result of deep-rooted poverty ravaging the country.

Money can’t buy happiness.” Ah, the favorite line of people who have never had to choose between paying rent and eating ...

In a staggering display of cruelty, South African police laid siege to an illegal gold mine near Johannesburg, leaving at ...

Another marker of the very different experiences of these scenarios is how absolute poverty might change. For it to go down, incomes in low-income households need to grow faster than inflation – the ...

The latest child poverty statistics show we are failing to achieve previously agreed targets, and none of the Government’s ...