The Issues Affecting Global Poverty

Knowledge is power: Learn the basics about the fight against global poverty and disease.
Then dig into our analysis on the hot topics in global poverty policy

HIV/AIDS, TB
and Malaria

Nearly 11,500 people die every day from HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. Two-thirds of these people are living in sub-Saharan Africa. MORE

Trade and Investment

Trade that creates economic growth and opportunities for the poorest people is key to ending poverty in the long-term. MORE

Climate and
Development

Climate change is not a crisis of developing countries' making, yet the impacts of global warming will disproportionately hit the world's poorest people. MORE

Agriculture

Growth in agriculture is twice as effective in reducing poverty as growth in other sectors. MORE

Maternal and Child Health

In the world's poorest countries, mothers risk their lives giving birth and millions of children die each year from treatable, preventable causes like diarrhea. MORE

Water and
Sanitation

Across the world, 884 million people do not have access to clean water and 2.5 billion do not have access to adequate sanitation. MORE

Education

75 million children are out of school around the world, a figure equivalent to the entire primary school- age population in Europe and North America. MORE

Development
Assistance

Development assistance plays a critical role in the fight against extreme poverty and disease. MORE

Governance and
Security

Good governance and security are essential to fight extreme poverty in sub-Saharan Africa. MORE

Debt Cancellation

For decades, poor countries spent more money repaying old debts than they did on health and education combined. MORE

Aid Effectiveness

The quality of development assistance is just as important as the quantity of resources provided. MORE