How soft euphemisms turn the suffering of millions into an abstraction stripped of emotion or urgency. Plus, examples of straight talk that will rally supporters.

Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to provide input to the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights’ thematic report on “Welfare and Control: The Paternalism of Support,” ...

As world leaders come to Brazil for climate talks, people like Cassiano are the ones with the most at stake. Poor communities ...

By Knut Ostby and Mohamed Shahudh How we understand and measure poverty has evolved. From early income-based definitions, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen’s “capability approach” in the 1980s broadened the ...

His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani patronised the opening of the Second World Summit for Social ...

Nancy Economou, has an unusual yet highly effective approach to combatting human trafficking. Her charity, Watts of Love, uses solar-powered lights to create economic empowerment. Increased economic ...

Founded in 2021, the center is home to 54 girls — along with their 12 children — rescued from trafficking, who enroll in a ...

Since 2018, Wichita County has successfully reduced costs for its Human Services Department by 58% while maintaining high-quality services for residents in need.