In the wake of the election, it is clear that we must be conscious not only of America’s choices for itself, but of its effects on the rest of the world. In a recent report from the World Bank, over ...

Figure 4b: The poorest regions are furthest behind and contribute more to the Global Prosperity Gap relative to their population in 2024 Figure 5: Limited gains in the Global Gap due to a slowdown of ...

Around 1 in 5 children today are living in extreme poverty, according to new World Bank-UNICEF research. In 2024, an estimated 412 million children aged 17 or younger were residing in households ...

Posters featuring portraits of several world leaders line a road in Johannesburg, South Africa, on November 20, 2025, ahead of the G20 summit to be held there. Credit: AP foto/Themba Hadebe ...

Whenever Republican Barry Goldwater lashes out at the Democratic Administration, he runs the hazard of being rebutted by Fellow Republican Nelson Rockefeller. It happened again last week when ...

The Global Poverty Research Lab aims to use empirical evidence and interdisciplinary engagement to understand drivers, consequences and solutions to poverty issues around the world. As part of its ...