In most European countries, the average income of people over 65 is lower than that of the total population, according to the OECD. In several cases, elderly incomes fall below 80% of the national ...

Some of the world’s richest countries experienced sharp rises in child poverty between 2014 and 2021, according to new data published by UNICEF. The Child Poverty in the Midst of Wealth report card ...

Across Britain, families that once felt solidly middle class are losing their footing as rents, child care costs and food prices outpace wages.

The Fordham Pope Francis Global Poverty Report, compiled by researchers at Fordham University's Graduate Program in ...

In this article, we discuss the 20 poorest countries in Europe. If you want to see the top poorest countries in this region, check out 5 Poorest Countries in Europe. As per Eurostat’s findings, ...

Much of the world doesn’t have a clue what to do about child poverty, or even when to do it. In the UK the Labour government recently delayed its flagship policy on tackling the issue until the autumn ...

GENEVA, Sept 25, (UNHCR) - The UN refugee agency today identified loss of hope and appalling living conditions as major factors behind the recent spike in the number of Syrian refugees from the region ...

THE regions of Calabria, Lucania and Apulia are the Achilles heel of Italy and perhaps of Western Europe as a whole. Their problem is basically agrarian, and it is intricate because of endless local ...

Brussels – As the election results are digested across Europe, ONE revealed today that 122 of the newly elected Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have already signed the ONE Vote 2014 pledge.

The severe turmoil that some countries experienced during the financial crisis has slowed down liberalisation of energy markets in East European, says Gabor Szorenyi, chairman of the energy regulators ...