Absolute poverty has been eradicated in the world's most populous country, Xi announced while addressing a gathering held here to mark the country's accomplishments in poverty alleviation and honour ...
President Xi Jinping solemnly declared China's "complete victory" in eradicating absolute poverty during a conference in Beijing on Thursday. The announcement of this great miracle in the human ...
China claims to have lifted the last group of over 800 poor counties out of absolute poverty, one of the final steps to eradicating extreme poverty in the country of 1.4 billion people, despite a ...
Steep prices rises, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, meant hundreds of thousands more people fell into absolute poverty. The figure jumped to 12 million in 2022-2023, a rise of 600,000. This ...
One in ten Italians lives in absolute poverty, a record-breaking figure that shows no sign of decreasing. The number of people living in absolute poverty has risen steadily over the past decade, ...
Data from Statistics Estonia suggests 22.5 percent of Estonia's population lived at risk of poverty and 3.5 percent in absolute poverty in 2022. Compared with 2021, this is an increase of 2.1 ...
The African National Congress’s role is the culmination of the class function it performed during the transition from ...
The energy price crisis caused the sharpest increase in UK absolute poverty in 30 years, new figures show. Steep prices rises, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, meant hundreds of thousands more ...
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The number of children living in absolute poverty across the UK has increased by 200,000 in a year – to a total of 3.7 million. New government data shows that while the rate of absolute child poverty ...
According to data from Statistics Estonia, the proportion of people living in relative and absolute poverty in Estonia has decreased compared to 2022. However, perceived deprivation has increased. In ...
Farmers collect apples in Ansai district of Yan'an. Apple cultivation plays an important role in the city's poverty alleviation efforts. [Photo provided To China Daily] China's campaign to eliminate ...