Poverty breeds illiteracy. Illiteracy produces social dysfunction, illicit brews, early marriages, and school dropouts.

Kristof emphasized the broader lessons for citizens and journalists alike: the need for humility, careful reflection, and an ...

Speaking at the UN General Assembly on Monday, Danish Ambassador Christina Markus Lassen warned that the "collective inability" of the international community to address crises in Gaza, Ukraine and ...

Poverty in Nigeria has reached critical levels, recent data shows. About 31% of Nigerians lived in poverty prior to the COVID-19 epidemic. Since then, an additional 42 million have become poor, ...