Poverty

THE BOTTOM LINE

How to help the world’s poor most in 2026

"If we fail to move beyond speeches into real action, our societies will lose faith, not only in the COPs, but in multilateralism and international politics more broadly," says Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

COP30, the moment of truth

Tackling poverty through nutrition, health, and education can quickly help hundreds of millions of people live better lives at low cost, says the writer.

The World Bank needs to refocus on poverty

The Central Statistics Agency says there are roughly 23.85 million Indonesians living in poverty as of March this year – representing 8.47 per cent of the country’s total population of 280 million.

Indonesia says its poverty rate the lowest in two decades

Irene Chong, partnerships director of Compassion Singapore, says: “While Compassion doesn’t run programmes for children locally in Singapore, the country’s strong economy, global outlook and generous culture make it an ideal regional hub to help reach more children in Asia.”
TAKING HEART

Compassion International launches in Singapore; aims to tackle child poverty in Asia

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves' welfare reforms have become hugely divisive within Labour, which is traditionally the party of poverty reduction.

UK benefit cuts to cause more pain than gain: think tank

More than 13,000 buildings require “continuous repair” to stave off collapse, Mumbai’s Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority said.

Sky-high rents have Mumbai residents living on the edge

The global study - the most comprehensive of its kind to date - found that trade and finance-driven initiatives had made “limited” progress halting deforestation and in some cases worsened economic inequality.

Market-based schemes not reducing deforestation, poverty: report

As cost of living rises, some families in Singapore are struggling to make ends meet.

Lens on Singapore: Not everyone is thriving in Singapore (Ep 7)

A man carrying a child in his arms is followed by a migrant pregnant woman (second right), as they walk on the beach at Dungeness on the south-east coast of England, on August 16, 2023.

Record number of UK children in poverty: figures