The world’s poorest countries are going to get hotter more quickly than wealthier nations, and will stay that way for a ...

“Our new research shows that to address global poverty and create a more stable world for everyone, we must confront the ...

MILAN (Reuters) -Unsustainable debt levels among the world's poorest countries pose a risk to economic development and social ...

Extreme weather fuelled by the climate crisis has cost some of the world’s poorest countries $156bn (£116bn) across the past two decades, The Independent can reveal. “If the UK suffered tens of ...

The world's poorest countries could soon be facing a tough decision -- double up on debt relief from the G20 with the caveat they must default on private creditors, or quit the programme to try to ...

The World Bank is calling for $25 billion in further COVID-19 emergency financing to help the world's poorest countries grapple with the massive challenges of the global pandemic, the Bank's president ...

Nearly 80 percent of the world's poorest, or about 900 million people, are directly exposed to climate hazards exacerbated by ...

Countries around the world now owe a combined 307 trillion, with the US national debt alone recently passing 37 trillion. A ...

LONDON (Reuters) -Contraceptives that could help prevent millions of unwanted pregnancies in some of the world’s poorest countries are stuck in warehouses because of U.S. aid cuts and could be ...

Tributes are placed beneath the covered seal of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) at their headquarters in Washington, DC, on February 7, 2025. [AFP] A suspension of US foreign aid ...

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's administration plans to end U.S. funding for Gavi, an organization that helps buy vaccines for children in poor countries, and will scale back efforts to combat ...