North Korea is increasing its repression of human rights and people are becoming more desperate and reportedly starving in parts of the country as the economic situation worsens, the U.N. rights chief said Thursday.
Charities are already seeing a surge in demand ahead of Christmas as Aussies who've never needed food relief before grapple with the cost-of-living crisis.
The Cygnett Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) has partnered with the national charity Share the Dignity to raise awareness about period poverty in Australia.
The UK government has reversed its decision to not extend free school meal vouchers throughout the summer holidays following a campaign by Manchester United and England star Marcus Rashford.
In Australia, buying a house means years of saving for a deposit, then decades of paying back a mortgage, hoping the interest rates don't rise and the market doesn't collapse.
While waiting lists for NSW public housing can take more than 10 years, the state government is raking in millions by selling more and more properties.
The disease is found in more than 100 countries. Approximately 600,000 people are infected every day, and it's estimated that 1,200 children die each day from it.
There are more than 9000 schools across South Africa that only have pit latrines for bathrooms. Little Lumka Mketwa was found drowned in faeces last week.
A British humanitarian worker has saved a tiny African boy from the brink of death after she found him wandering the streets, naked and lousy with parasites.
In a move that has been described as "updating the goalposts" rather than moving them, the World Bank has announced that it will update the poverty line to $1.90 (US) next month instantly adding tens of millions to the ranks of the world’s most impoverished.