Old-Age Poverty

After reading an article in the newspaper on poverty in Trinidad and Tobago, I wasn’t surprised. I was reminded of something I experienced recently. I stopped to buy oranges and sat in my vehicle, observing the people around me. Sometimes, you can sense when someone is carrying a burden. An…

By MOSHOOD OSHUNFUREWA The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, in its 2022 latest report on the National Multidimensional Poverty Index Report, finds that 62.9 per cent of Nigerians are multi-dimensionally poor, approximately 132.93 million citizens deprived across health, education, living standards, work and nutrition. The World Bank has since confirmed that…

Social Justice Millions of women and girls around the world, including here in the UK, experience the injustice of period poverty by: Imi Dobber 14 Apr 2026 Period poverty is forcing people who menstruate in the UK to resort to potentially unsafe methods of managing their period, a leading charity has warned.  One in…

The austerity years cast a long shadow over Britain. In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, a programme of cuts overseen by then-chancellor George Osborne and the work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith gutted parts of the welfare state, limiting the generosity of what is now universal credit,…

Joint statement by the Coalition on the EU Anti-Poverty Strategy  In May 2026, the European Commission is set to launch the first EU Anti-Poverty Strategy, a long-awaited milestone for the Union’s social agenda. However, in the face of the EU’s failure to consider poverty in newly adopted frameworks, the Coalition…

Hereford, 10th April, A new partnership between Hope Spring Water and Haba Naija is set to strengthen efforts to tackle water poverty in underserved regions of Nigeria through training, volunteering, and grassroots engagement. Under the agreement, Haba Naija staff in Nigeria will undergo structured training delivered by Hope Spring Water,…

The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has said that ongoing reforms by the Bola Tinubu administration were driving economic growth and helping to reduce poverty in the country. Edun, who stated this while delivering a speech on behalf of members of the Federal Cabinet…

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The Vatican announced a new campaign to urge divestment from mining activities, which Catholic Church leaders said enrich wealthy countries while leaving environmental damage and poverty in the Global South. “We are living in a time when humanity faces a decisive question: What kind of world…

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Climate Change, Development & Aid, Featured, Global, Headlines, Humanitarian Emergencies, Poverty & SDGs, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Opinion UNITED NATIONS, Feb 9 2026 (IPS) - Eradicating extreme poverty for all people everywhere by 2030 is a pivotal aim of the Sustainable Development Goals. Extreme poverty, defined as surviving…