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Economy

Tsipras defiant as Greek pensioners Christmas bonus is approved

Greek lawmakers have approved a Christmas bonus for the poorest pensioners, defying eurozone lenders who've suspended Athens short-term debt-relief.

15/12/2016

Venezuela

Venezuela closes Colombian border to stop currency 'mafia'

A day after banning the 100-bolivar banknote from circulation, President Maduro has ordered the 72-hour closure of the Colombian border.

13/12/2016

World News

Down and Out in Athens - hope springs from a homeless shelter

On the streets of Athens, austerity has a face.

08/12/2016

World

Training for refugees in Uganda: a model of integration

Uganda allows refugees to move in and out of settlements, provides land, and allows them to work.

17/11/2016

Spain

Spain: death of an elderly woman sparks outcry on “energy poverty”

An 81-year-old woman died last Monday Nov.

15/11/2016

Economy

World Bank says extreme poverty is falling, but income inequality needs attention

The World Bank says fewer people are living in extreme poverty, but governments need to focus more on the gap between rich and poor.

03/10/2016

Brazil

Celebrity chefs serve gourmet meals to Rio's homeless

Recycling Rio’s leftovers, celebrity chefs are making meals fit for a king for the less fortunate.

16/08/2016

Brazil

Olympic angst in Rio favela

During the Olympics opening ceremony, Brazil paid tribute to its favelas.

13/08/2016

Brazil

'City of God' become 'City of Gold'

The people of Rio de Janeiro's City of God' favela are hoping that a gold medal win by one of their own - Rafaela Silva - will help remove the stigma they face daily.

10/08/2016

Brazil

When hosting the Olympics costs you your home

It is claimed entire neighbourhoods of people were persuaded to move house to make way for Olympics facilities in Rio.

08/08/2016

World News

Five global problems to highlight on International Workers' Day

01/05/2016

World

Public funding, private loans - whatever it takes to get an education

In this edition of Learning World, we visited both northern Rwanda and southern Brazil to examine a question that faces families the world over –

01/04/2016

My Europe Series

Is aid the solution to European migrant crisis?

There is an increase in migratory pressure to Europe which could be easily handled by the 28 if they could get their act together as a group

25/02/2016

World News

There can be 'no dialogue with the devil' says Pope Francis

Pope Francis has celebrated Mass in one of Mexico’s poorest and most dangerous cities: Ecatepec where murders, kidnappings and extortion are rife

14/02/2016

Russia

Moscow's homeless living in sewers to escape the cold

Homelessness is on the rise in the capital as the Russian economy suffers from the falling price of oil, its main export.

31/01/2016

World News

The richest 1% own more than 99% of world's population

The super rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer, according to a report by international aid charity Oxfam. The richest one percent

18/01/2016

Real Economy

A portrait of poverty: Europe’s women & children

In Real Economy this week Maithreyi Seetharaman looks at the challenges governments face in tackling poverty with the help of some of those closest

07/12/2015

World

Education projects in Egypt and Uganda win 2015 Wise Awards

Egypt-based Nafham and the Educate! project in Uganda have been named WISE Awards winners at this year's World Innovation Summit for Education in Doha. This edition of Learning World looks into what t

27/11/2015

World News

How does your country rank in EU child poverty study?

Child poverty in Romania has got worse since the country joined the EU, latest data reveals. Just over one-in-two (51 percent) children were at risk

24/11/2015

Cinema

Bennett classic 'The Lady in the Van' on the big screen

‘The Lady in the Van’ is the true story of Alan Bennett’s strained friendship with Miss Mary Shepherd, an eccentric homeless woman whom the British

21/10/2015