Nearly 8 in 10 people living in multidimensional poverty—887 million out of 1.1 billion globally—are directly exposed to climate hazards such as extreme heat, flooding, drought, or air pollution.

FILE - Luis Cassiano cools off with water that falls from his green roof at his home in Arara, a poor neighborhood, in Rio de Janeiro on Jan. 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo, File) RIO DE JANEIRO ...

1."How it grinds people into dust. Between the malnourishment, housing insecurity, direct/secondary/generational trauma, abject exploitation by finance, poor health ...

The problem isn't the poor, working or not. The problem is our systems.

The double standards that criticize those who are less fortunate while giving more power to the wealthy. Being able to work and, more specifically, having financial stability are some of the things ...

While it's true that many people who grow up experiencing poverty tend to be less financially stable later in life, there are still financial habits and frugal mentalities that can healthily follow ...

"Often, bad teeth are blamed solely on the habits and choices of their owners, and for the poor therein lies an undue shaming ...

New York, 17 October 2025 – Nearly 8 in 10 people living in multidimensional poverty – 887 million out of 1.1 billion globally – are directly exposed to climate hazards such as extreme heat, flooding, ...

Rio de Janeiro — When summer heat comes to the Arara neighborhood in northern Rio, it lingers, baking the red brick and concrete that make up many of the buildings long after the sun has gone down.

Climate COP30 Poverty FILE - Luis Cassiano cools off with water that falls from his green roof at his home in Arara, a poor neighborhood, in Rio de Janeiro on Jan. 9 ...