The world’s nations are gathering in Spain for a high-level conference to tackle the growing gap between rich and poor countries and drum up the trillions of dollars needed to close it.

Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Leaders of many of the world's nations, but not the US, gathered Monday in Spain to tackle the growing gap between rich and poor nations and try to drum up trillions of dollars needed to close it. World News | US Skips Global UN Meeting Aimed at Raising Trillions of Dollars to Combat Poverty.