Nine years ago, the UN established 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which included ending poverty and hunger. Yet last year, nearly 750 million people faced hunger — an increase of around 152 ...

Poverty and hunger are intertwined and are impacted by many challenges that have far-reaching consequences if left unaddressed. For example, depriving a child of proper nutrition reduces learning ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, July 24 (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva kicked off a global effort on Wednesday to end hunger and extreme poverty, aiming to make it a hallmark of Brazil's ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Brazil launched the Global Alliance for Hunger and Poverty on Friday at the G20 Summit in Rio, a Brazilian government official said, with an initial 41 participating ...

Across the world, poverty is measured in many ways mdash;low income, inadequate housing, unemployment, and limited access to ...

At a meeting organized jointly by the World Bank Group's International Development Association (IDA) and the Government of Brazil, stakeholders discussed global efforts to reduce hunger and poverty, ...

History has shown us again and again that, so long as inequality goes unchecked, no amount of technology can ensure people are well fed. Today, the world produces more food per person than ever before ...

In November, the G20 plans to launch the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty. Partly modeled on Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s “zero-hunger” campaign, this initiative has the ...

According to Oleg Kobyakov, "without solving the problem of hunger, we will be unable to combat extreme poverty, ensure the health of the world's population and its access to quality education" MOSCOW ...

African Democratic Congress (ADC) has expressed concern over the recent reports by the World Bank indicating that 139 million Nigerians now live below the national poverty line.Commenting on the ...