How does rural poverty develop, what accounts for its persistence, and what specific measures can be taken to eliminate or mitigate it? About one-fifth of the world's population is afflicted by ...

What does the evidence suggest? Is the weight of the world's enormous poverty problem, historically a predominantly rural phenomenon, shifting to urban areas? Is urbanization good or bad from the ...

The films cover different forms and ideas of poverty including rural hardship, relative poverty, the working poor, child poverty, geographical poverty, plus poverty of ambition and expectations.

A stark report from Fermanagh and Omagh District Council highlights the depth of poverty across the district, with the Council area having ...

‘Digital poverty’ disproportionately affects rural areas, and with almost 92% ... but with the rising cost of broadband and ...

As an Important Source of Livelihoods for the Poorest, Agriculture is a Means to Eradicate Extreme Poverty, Especially for Rural Women Despite women's lower overall employment rates, among ...

Three-quarters of rural households in the West Midlands say fuel poverty is on the rise – and ... Tomato Energy, which is the ...

Scotland is the only part of the UK likely to see child poverty rates fall by 2029, according to a new analysis from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. The charity says this is largely down to the ...

Rural poverty in India has notably dropped to 4.86% in 2023-24, down from 25.7% in 2011-12, driven by government support. Urban poverty also declined to 4.09%. Increased consumption and ...