Anti-poverty policies often fail because of an inadequate understanding of the decisions poor people make.

Although debt levels in East African countries have risen over the past five years, they remain manageable, according to a recent UN report.

The security and humanitarian crisis brought on by the Boko Haram terrorist group across Africa’s Lake Chad Basin has “devastated” the region’s economy.

The local production of food in Latin America can create a “virtuous cycle” which will benefit farmers, the economy and help fight obesity in children; that’s according to the head of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) at a rec