Social protection plays a key role in countering climate change impact, but countries most affected by the climate crisis are the least prepared. Governments must do more to utilise universal social protection, this…

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This new report sheds light on inequality and global corporate power. A more equal world is possible if governments effectively regulate and reimagine the private sector, it states.

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Poverty reduction is achievable, the latest data of the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) demonstrates. However, the lack of comprehensive data over the COVID-19 pandemic poses challenges in assessing immediate…

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The pandemic and global recession may cause over 1.4 per cent of the world’s population to fall into extreme poverty, according to the World Bank.

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Progress against the multiple dimensions of poverty was made before the COVID-19 pandemic – but now it is at risk. The pandemic is a stark reminder that we need to look beyond income to tackle poverty in all its forms.

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The lack of clean water and medicine as well as restrictions to trade and movement are threatening the livelihoods of rural populations, IFAD warns.

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The drivers of fragility and conflict need to be tackled urgently in order to achieve the global poverty goals, a new report by the World Bank states.

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National Multidimensional Poverty Indexes (MPIs) help to identify not only who is living in poverty, but how they experience poverty. This handbook provides detailed practical guidance on how to build a technically…

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The Living Income Community of Practice is an international working group who jointly works towards a decent standard of living for smallholder farmers in global supply chains. During its annual workshop, co-hosted by…

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Improving watershed conservation and household food security has been one of the major development challenges in the semi-arid areas of northern Ethiopia. The initial survey by ILRI’s Improving Productivity and Marketing…

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