translated into modest poverty reduction. Not only poverty fell at slower pace than expected but the gains in income and … poverty rates than rural provinces, particularly those in the central and northern parts of the country. Three factors … could have had a much larger impact on poverty reduction in Mozambique if its effects had not been offset by the observed …

The goals of ending extreme poverty by 2030 and working toward a more equal distribution of income are prominent in … countries comprising 97 percent of the world's population, this paper simulates a set of scenarios for global poverty from 2018 … poverty and inequality goals. The paper uses different assumptions about growth incidence curves to model changes in …

Previous Poverty and Shared Prosperity reports have conveyed the difficult message that the world is not on track to … meet the global goal of reducing extreme poverty to 3 percent by 2030. This edition brings the unwelcome news that COVID-19 …, along with conflict and climate change, has not merely slowed global poverty reduction but reversed it for first time in …

Guinea-Bissau is fighting a battle against poverty, low growth, and political fragility. Each of these areas presents … both a formidable challenge as well as an opportunity for serious, long-lasting and much-needed change. Poverty is …

too weak and volatile to contribute to poverty reduction on a sustained basis. This systematic country diagnostic (SCD …

The overall objective of the Maputo Urban Poverty and Inclusive Growth Study is to inform the municipal governments of … Maputo and Matola in the Greater Maputo Area (GMA) on how to better target and finance urban poverty reduction programs by … building critical knowledge on urban poverty and land-based municipal revenue enhancement. The study carried out an in …

-paying job opportunities that trap the poor in poverty, generation after generation. Children from poor households start life at … disasters buffet the poor, whose limited means to cope and disproportionate suffering push them deeper into poverty. Poverty is … displaced, and human capital eroded, people are trapped in a cycle of conflict and poverty. In addition to the challenges of …

the twin goals of eliminating extreme poverty in Congo by 2030 and promoting shared prosperity. The second part …