Child poverty

News | Climate change

November 20th, 2025

Children’s Rights Day: German government should boost climate policies to protect the youngest

An alliance of 24 children’s and youth associations is calling on the German government to introduce a socially just climate action program. A healthy environment is also necessary for children to grow up healthy, they say.

By Kai Schöneberg

Ursula von der Leyen at her State of the Union adress

Feature | Poverty

November 7th, 2025

EU poverty strategy: what it can achieve

It is to be the EU’s first poverty strategy – and a very ambitious one at that. Poverty is to be “eradicated” in the 27 member states by 2050. Previous attempts have failed.

By Alina Leimbach

News | Climate change

October 21st, 2025

UNEP Poverty Index: Where poor people suffer most from climate change

Nearly 900 million poor people worldwide are also exposed to extreme heat, drought, flooding or environmental pollution. Their situation is likely to worsen, warns the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index.

By Kai Schöneberg