Poverty Reduction Research Guide with Updates on Inequality and Racism
Key resources to start your research. Unfortunately, licensed resources are available to only World Bank and IMF staff with an institutional user ID and password.
Eradicating poverty in all its forms remains one of the greatest challenges facing humanity. While the number of people living in extreme poverty dropped by more than half between 1990 and 2015 – from 1.9 billion to 836 million – too many are still struggling for the most basic human needs.
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), otherwise known as the Global Goals, are a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity.
The World Bank Group is committed to fighting poverty in all of its dimensions. We use the latest evidence and analysis to help governments develop sound policies that can help the poorest in every country improve their lives.
