Poverty

1 in 3 women living alone in poverty

8 Feb 2012

TOKYO, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- One in three Japanese women in the 20 to 64 age group is living alone in poverty, a study said Wednesday.

Latvia at risk of sending more into poverty, IMF report says

7 Feb 2012

Latvia’s economic crisis erased more than one-fifth of the country’s economic output, depressed incomes and put more people at risk of poverty, the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday, adding that the nation needs to work quickly to repair its social safety net. Read full article >>

Rwanda says slashed poverty rate in five years

7 Feb 2012

The proportion of Rwanda's population living in poverty dropped from 57 percent in 2006 to 45 percent in 2011, according to data released Tuesday.