Can poverty be eliminated?

By 2030 the world must be free of extreme poverty. The question is how? Of course there's no single answer. In this crash course on global poverty, we bring together as many answers as we can. We'll look at the extent of the problem, the causes, and possible solutions. read more

This sort of poverty can be eliminated. Globally, a figure around $700 per year of income is used. Using this, more people have moved out of poverty in the last generation than in the entire history of civilization. read more

Affluent nations have repeatedly plundered and exploited poor countries through slavery, colonial rule and unfair trade practices. read more

In 2008, for the first time since the bank started measuring the statistics, the number of people living in dire poverty and the dire-poverty rate fell in every region around the world. Extreme poverty in sub-Saharan Africa has at last dipped below the 50 percent mark. read more