AT TED2013, Bono recently spoke about the progress being made against extreme poverty in the world. His full speech, in which he praises our progress and warns us against complacency, is now available to watch in its entirety.

During the TED conference of 2005, U2 frontman Bono delivered the disturbing news that 11 million AIDS orphans and 6,500 Africans were dying every day from AIDS due simply to their lack of access to drugs that are available in the pharmacies that we take for granted. At that time, Bono asked people to actively take part in the fight against poverty rather than just donating to charity.

Mayors and other senior municipals authorities from more than 100 cities will convene next week in Dublin, Ireland, to discuss, debate and deliberate solutions to growing urban poverty challenges made more severe by the current economic crisis. The cities include those from across Europe, but also from as far away as Ankara, Abeokuta and Addis Ababa to Beijing, Banjul, Cairo and Khartoum.

Broke Irish families have asked to have their electricity cut off because they can’t afford to pay for power.

The United Nations Development Programme has announced the host city of WACAP8 will be Dublin, Ireland. The WACAP8 forum will take place from 20th to 21st February 2013.

A new report claims that one sixth of the Irish population are living in poverty. The report entitled “Shaping Ireland's Future” found that over 706,000 Irish people are living an impoverished life, 200,000 of whom are children.

People living in Northern Ireland experience some of the highest poverty rates in Europe, a consumer report has revealed.

An editorial in the  highly influential Observer newspaper in London makes a strong argument for Europe to give the Irish a break after the country’s economic collapse.