More than 9 million children — about 13% — are living in poverty in the U.S., according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Sir Keir Starmer is right to make a big show of the government’s decision to restore the child element of universal credit to families with more than two children. He and the rest of the Labour Party ...

An estimated 417 million children in low- and middle-income countries are living in extreme poverty. Millions of children in high-income countries are also suffering. And more children are at risk of ...

The discussion highlighted how climate-induced displacement is pushing vulnerable families into urban poverty, increasing children’s exposure to dangerous forms of work.

UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ plan to slash £15 billion in public spending in the Labour government’s Spring Statement has already thrown tens of thousands of children deeper into poverty. The cuts ...

When Keir Starmer was running to be leader of the Labour Party, the second of his 10 pledges contained an unambiguous ambition to “abolish Universal Credit and end the Tories' cruel sanctions regime”.

Political reporting is sometimes more cautious than it needs to be. Rachel Reeves was said to have “hinted” or “signalled” that she will lift the two-child limit on benefits in her interview with the ...

Dar es Salaam. Despite sustained efforts to eradicate child labour, many children in Zanzibar remain deeply involved in the ...

SNP ministers must tackle child poverty “at its root” and accept a new spending plan aimed at training unemployed and ...

Keir Starmer has accused Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch of a “cruel alliance” to “push” vulnerable children into poverty as he prepares to formally scrap the two-child benefit cap. Legislation to ...

The government is formulating the National Programme of Action (NPA) 2026-2030 to eliminate child labour from the country by ...