Cornell researchers have developed a new machine-learning approach to mapping poverty, helping policymakers better identify and assist the world’s poorest populations. Their “structural poverty” model ...

In 2020, for example, it was estimated that about 52% (!) of the CNMI population lived below the poverty level. If you’ve never been to the CNMI, that figure might evoke Third-World imagery as you ...

These nations, majority of which are falling short in their goal to end extreme poverty by 2030, can draw encouragement from ... It is for the public intellectuals of the Global South to ponder why ...

President Donald Trump promised voters an administration that wouldn't waste precious American lives and taxpayer treasure on ...

A woman shared on the U.K. parenting forum Mumsnet that she is feeling 'angry' after finding lots of pricey items in her parents' attic after they 'talked so much about poverty' when she was growing ...

The idea of the poverty line dates back to 1963, when Mollie Orshansky, a statistician for the Social Security Administration, developed a method to measure how many families were unable to afford ...

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Based on new evidence and a deeper understanding of the meaning and causes of poverty, the World Bank's World Development Report 2000/2001: Attacking Poverty argues that major reductions in world ...

February 15, 2025 • The website restofworld got entries from 45 countries for a photo contest focusing on technology. Here are their top picks -- from facial scans for migrants to kids in a ...