Poverty Asia

Poverty rate may raise to up to 70 percent and number of those who would need humanitarian assistance may reach 18 million by the end of 2021," …

Poverty increased to over 53% from 45%, and investment decreased to zero, according to analysts and official figures. Meanwhile, unemployment …

In war-torn Afghanistan, poverty is widespread, and malnutrition affects more than 40 percent of children under 5. The problem is particularly severe in …

That has left most of the community trapped in poverty. But activists in northern Jowzjan Province have succeeded in bringing about a first step toward …

“On the one hand poverty is rising while on the other violence is exploding,” he told Radio Free Afghanistan. “Many men are unemployed amid this …

“Natural disasters have spurred displacement, poverty, and food insecurity among rural Afghans, which the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated.

The project’s support to Afghan rural households will contribute to overall poverty reduction and economic recovery,” he said. “Afghanistan is highly …

Six residents of the village, who were displaced from neighboring Badghis province, said they sold their kidneys due to poverty. They were paid …

The World Bank estimates that the overall poverty level increased from 55% to 72% of the population in 2020 due to the economic contraction, with the …

… told Khaama Press that the man had committed suicide out of extreme poverty. Qazizada who himself is a Badakhshan resident added that Sardar …