Birth rates are falling in the world's highly developed countries. In the 20th century, fertility decline has been associated with advancements in economic and human development, leading to the widely ...

We’re almost a quarter of the way through the 21st century, and the past 25 years or so have been a tale of two economies when it comes to bridging the gap between the world’s richest and poorest ...

There is a tight correlation between poverty and “deprivation” of the entire range of basic products and services that are taken for granted by wealthy people. A personal car is the iconic ...

Max-Otto Baumann and Sebastian Haug are Senior Researchers at the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS). 9 October 2025 The United Nations is a multilateral organization with ...

New York, Lusaka – 1 April 2025 – The third edition of the LDC Future Forum opened today in Zambia, Lusaka bringing together policymakers, researchers, the private sector, and other stakeholders to ...

Whether you use “Third World” or “Developing” to describe a certain country, both terms mean the same thing: poor. But it didn’t always mean that. During World War I, First World was used to refer to ...

India, June 1 -- India's growth story over the next two decades will be shaped as much by the rise of its villages as by the ...

In a landmark moment for Cambodia, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution later last week confirming the graduation of ...

The circular economy offers a fresh approach to how we produce and consume, focusing on reducing, reusing, recycling and recovering. It moves us away from the traditional “make, use, discard” model, ...

Whether you use “Third World” or “Developing” to describe a certain country, both terms mean the same thing: poor. But it didn’t always mean that. During World War I, First World was used to refer to ...