World's Poorest Getting Richer Faster Than Anyone Else

Last Tuesday marked the 25th anniversary of the United Nations' International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. The date intentionally coincides with the 30th anniversary of the Call to Action, which saw the French anti-poverty campaigner Father Joseph Wresinski ask the international community, in front of 100,000 Parisians, to “strive to eradicate extreme poverty”.