UN praises India's 'remarkable' poverty reduction

Jul 11, 2023

A total of 415 million people in India came out of poverty within a span of just 15 years (2005-06-2019-21), reflecting a remarkable improvement...

Secretary Yellen to travel to India for G20 Leaders’ Summit: US

Aug 31, 2023

On her fourth visit to India in 10 months, Secretary Yellen will focus on strengthening the global economy and supporting low and middle-income countries...

India records world's largest reduction in multidimensional poverty between 2005-2006 and 2015-2016: UN

Jul 17, 2020

New York [USA], July 17 : India recorded the world's largest reduction in multidimensional poverty between 2005-2006 and 2015-2016, according to the latest UN...

Afghan Presidential envoy for economic development dies from COVID-19

Jul 04, 2020

Kabul [Afghanistan], July 4 : Special envoy to the Afghan president on economic development and poverty reduction, Yosuf Ghazanfar, has died from COVID-19, a...

India makes significant progress in poverty reduction, electrification, clean water, and sanitation: UNFPA

Oct 09, 2024

Kanem also pointed out the significant reduction in child marriages in India, which have dropped by half over the past 50 years

UAE signs two agreements with IMF to support Poverty Reduction and Sustainability Trusts

Oct 24, 2024

The signing took place on the sidelines of the annual meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the IMF in Washington DC where...