Floods in Pakistan have killed over 1,600 people, it has also caused damage worth around 30 billion dollars and to make matters worse according to the World Bank between six and nine million Pakistanis are said to be dragged into poverty.

WION Climate Tracker | World Bank: Catastrophic floods drag nine million Pakistanis into poverty

A group of 32 Afghan and international non-governmental organisations (INGOs) are pleading with the international community not to abandon the people of Afghanistan one year after the Taliban took control of the country.

Afghanistan: In order to address 'near-universal poverty' NGOs demand assets to be unfrozen

Since the take over of Afghanistan by the Taliban, the country's economic prospects continue to remain grim. The country's children bear the most brunt of the economic situation as 97% of the population remains below poverty.

Afghanistan children bear the brunt of economic woes, 97% population below poverty

Brutal gang violence, fuel shortages and soaring food commodity prices have brought the capital city of Port-au-Prince in Haiti to a halt. According to United Nations estimates, approximately 234 people have lost their lives or got hurt in the violence, with new reports of sexual violence also coming to light.

234 dead, thousands trapped without food, water or fuel; Haiti descends into chaos and anarchy

From education to business, the world is moving onto online platforms, leading to massive growth in the information and communication technology (ICT) industry. The internet, what was once a luxury, has become an essential utility. But many countries still don't have access to the latest technology and some regions don't have access to high-speed internet. This digital divide between the rich and poor is widening, causing "digital poverty". Digital poverty simply means a lack of ICTs. Reports have noted that it might be a feature of any population segment, whether or not economically poor.

Digital poverty is a thing. Do you know what it is?

Rising inflation has pushed 71 million people into poverty since Russia's war on Ukraine. The IMF chief says a recession cannot be ruled out in 2023. Can central banks tame inflation without triggering a recession? Molly Gambhir tells you why the window is closing.

Gravitas: Inflation pushed 71 million people into poverty

In Kyrgyzstan, residents are struggling to make ends meet due to exponential increase of the cost of living and lack of jobs. Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine have only worsened the situation.

Kyrgyzstan endures soaring inflation and poverty, residents struggle to find work

They appear at nightfall, dragging heavy carts from dustbin to dustbin in the affluent northern suburbs of the Colombian capital Bogota. Informal recyclers, they rifle through the trash of the rich looking for waste plastic, glass bottles and cardboard they can sell for a handful of pesos.

In Bogota, trash of the rich becomes lifeline for the poor

Thousands of people in Argentina took the streets of the capital to express their discontent with President Alberto Fernandez due to gripping inflation and a prolonged economic crisis in the country.

Argentina economic crisis: 40% of Argentines are battling poverty

Since the Taliban took power in Afghanistan, unemployment and poverty have increased and ordinary Afghans have been complaining about the harsh economic environment. Prices of fuel and other items have risen even more during Ramadan. For more details, we're joined by Economist, Atiqullah Matin

WION-VOA Co-Production: Rising unemployment & poverty in Afghanistan

It's a journey like no other. This shocking viral video shows how this woman is using a precarious zipline to get to another village on the other side of a deep canyon.

This is how children go to school here

This is how children go to school here...

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has warned that nine out of 10 Ukrainians could face extreme economic vulnerability if the Russian war goes on for another year.

Nine out of 10 Ukrainians could be pushed into poverty if war continues: UNDP

World poverty to rise as climate change hits food supplies

Zimbabwe witnessed pretty violent elections 20 years ago. The United States and the European Union imposed a travel ban and also froze assets of the top officials and two decades on Zimbabwe continues to face consequences of those sanctions but it is the ordinary people in Zimbabwe who have been the worst affected, our next story gets you the details.

Cost of US sanctions still looms, future of Zimbabweans hang in balance

The Taliban’s acting prime minister has urged the Muslim nations to officially recognise their government that took over Afghanistan in mid-August last year. “I call on Muslim countries to take the lead and recognise us officially.

Taliban acting PM urges Muslim nations to officially recognise Afghan government

In last two years, Covid pandemic has changed the world. It has led to several deaths, restrictions, hospitalisations, economic hardships, etc. Several people have been immensely affected by it.

Billionaires’ wealth hiked as millions got plunged into poverty in Covid pandemic, says report

The onset of Covid pandemic not only robbed the livelihood for millions of people all over the world, but it has apparently also created new billionaires. Dubbed as “pandemic billionaires”, a recent Oxfam report has claimed that 20 people in Asia, mostly associated with the field of pharmaceuticals, saw their wealth zoom during the pandemic period.

Covid spawned 20 new ‘pandemic billionaires’ in Asia, says Oxfam report

The cash-starved Taliban administration seems to have adopted the age-old barter system to pay out its hundreds of employees. On Tuesday, the Taliban said that they will be paying the salaries of government employees with wheat donated to Afghanistan by foreign countries, including India, as they do not have any money to pay them.

Cash-starved Taliban paying salaries in wheat to govt employees as economic crisis deepens

Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan heartbreaking reports of poverty in the nation have been emerging. However, in the latest development, Afghanistan's finance ministry has managed to draft a national budget under the Taliban government.

Amid concerns of extreme poverty, Taliban manages to prepare new Afghan budget

The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has had a series of consequences for the entire world, one of them being, extreme poverty. New research compiled by the World Health Organisation and the World Bank shows how this pandemic is going to put a pause on two decades of global progress towards Universal Health Coverage.

Inflated health care costs have forced over half billion people into poverty amid pandemic

Since the Taliban took over Afghanistan, the nation has been struggling to battle extreme poverty. There have been reports of many Afghans selling possessions to buy food because the Taliban is unable to pay wages to civil servants.

As Afghanistan continues to battle poverty, donors approve release of $280M

India stands out as a poor and very unequal country, with the top 1 per cent of the population holding more than one-fifth of the total national income in 2021 and the bottom half just 13 per cent, according to a report.

India among most unequal nations; top 1% of population holds 22% of national income: Report

One by one, women poured into the mud brick clinic, the frames of famished children peeking out beneath the folds of their pale gray, blue and pink burqas. Many had walked for more than an hour across this drab stretch of southern Afghanistan, desperate for medicine to pump life back into their children’s shrunken veins.

Facing economic collapse, Afghanistan is gripped by starvation

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