global development

UN index finds poverty rising for first time since 2010

The number of people living in acute multidimensional poverty has gone up for the first time since the United Nations launched its global index in 2010. The 2026 update counts 1.2 billion people, 51.5 million more than in the 2025…

Gates Foundation pledges $1B to expand AI access worldwide

Bill Gates is calling on technology companies and world leaders to ensure artificial intelligence narrows social inequities rather than deepening them, as the Gates Foundation commits $1 billion over two years to broaden access to AI tools in health care,…