More than 300,000 people across Mozambique are building stronger livelihoods through a programme that combines income support, practical skills, and community projects to strengthen climate resilience.
Average incomes have more than doubled since 1990 in nine African countries, accompanied by falling extreme poverty and child mortality rates.
Six countries advanced to higher World Bank income classifications, reflecting economic growth, recovery and stronger development progress across several regions.
Expanded electricity access is improving livelihoods and creating new business opportunities in Malawi, helping more families gain income and build stronger futures.
Artists in Ireland will receive guaranteed weekly payments under a new permanent basic income programme, giving creative workers greater financial stability and more time to focus on their art.
Global inequality has fallen sharply since 2000, as faster growth in lower-income countries has narrowed the gap in living standards worldwide.
Mexico reached a historic turning point in 2024 as the number of people in the middle class exceeded those living in poverty for the first time on record.
Global extreme poverty has been declining in most countries since 2021, marking a slow but broad recovery after pandemic-era reversals.
In 2023, the Indian government launched a program to help rural women boost their incomes and the country's agricultural productivity by using drones to fertilize crops, and the results are promising.
In the last two decades, wage inequalities have decreased in two-thirds of all countries, most notably in low-income ones, where wage gaps have shrunk by an average of up to 10% per year.
