Brazil

Fire destroys office block in heart of Sao Paulo

At least one person has died and several others are missing after a 26-floor building in Brazil's largest city caught fire.

01/05/2018

World News

Homelessness on the rise in all EU countries — except Finland: report

“This past year has resolutely confirmed the existence of another Europe: a Europe not merely ignored but also misunderstood, not just despised but also forgotten — a Europe of the homeless," says the new report.

21/03/2018

World News

How can you help the homeless during Europe’s big freeze?

With Europe gripped by freezing temperatures, we spoke to homeless expert Freek Spinnewijn to find out what you can do to help.

27/02/2018

Bolivia

Bolivia wrestles with protecting child workers as young as 10

Is 10 too young to work? Not in Bolivia, where President Evo Morales says children have the right, but should be protected.

27/01/2018

World News

Oxfam: 42 super-rich hold same wealth as world's poorest 3.7 bln

Charity gives Davos elite food for thought: 82 percent of the wealth created over the past year went to the richest 1 percent of the world's population.

22/01/2018

World News

Who will be coldest in Europe this winter?

Almost 9% of Europeans can’t afford to heat their homes

04/01/2018

USA

View: communities hit by mass incarceration need college graduates

Our programme for formerly incarcerated women is a model for improving graduation rates for non-traditional students.

31/12/2017

World News

The unsung heroes spreading Christmas cheer

Volunteers in cities around the world are the unsung heroes at Christmas, providing warmth and meals for the homeless and the poor

25/12/2017

China

Mass evictions of migrant workers in Beijing

Thousands were left homeless after they were evicted from a poor neighbourhood of the Chinese capital.

11/12/2017

Morocco

Morocco: 15 people killed in food-aid crush

A stall giving out food was submerged by crowds in the impoverished town of Sidi Boulaalam.

20/11/2017

Vatican

The poor are our "passport to paradise" Pope declares

19/11/2017

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnian pensioners make art to survive

Senior citizens in Bosnia and Herzegovina are turning to art and design to escape poverty.

03/11/2017

Europe News

Poverty in the EU: a minimum income?

24/10/2017

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Recycling hair extensions in Nairobi, Kenya

16/09/2017

My Europe Series

Poverty in the EU

Europe’s economic downturn seems to be behind us.

28/07/2017

My Europe Series

Spain: poverty hits millions despite growth

It looks like an ordinary summer’s day at a swimming pool on the outskirts of Sevilla in southern Spain: a group of children are splashing around in the water.

28/07/2017

My Europe Series

The poverty cycle

Why is poverty on the rise in Europe and what can be done?

28/07/2017

My Europe Series

Europe's working poor: is flexibility the answer?

Sophie Claudet: Germany is not the only country in Europe to promote flexibility on its labour market.

28/07/2017

My Europe Series

Germany's "working poor": employed but still in poverty

Germany’s economy is booming.

26/07/2017

Cinema

Childhood wonder in not-so-magic Orlando

'The Florida Project’ portrays poverty and joy through the eyes of a little girl living with her young mother in a seedy motel on the outskirts of Disney World.

26/05/2017