RI GOVT DISMISSES LINK BETWEEN STAMPEDE TRAGEDY AND POVERTY (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
JAKARTA, Sept 16 (Bernama) -- The Indonesian government has brushed aside any link between a recent stampede for aid with poverty in the country.SourceRead More... | Comments
Focus on broad economic growth is best way to reach anti-poverty goals, UNCTAD chief says (Islamic Republic News Agency)
UNCTAD - Poverty Expanding production and increasing productivity in both industry and agriculture in developing countries is the best way to reach the United Nations' anti-poverty goals by year 2015, UNCTAD Secretary-General Supachai Panitchpakdi said in Geneva on Monday.SourceRead More... | Comments
Economic slowdown to push 100m into poverty (Environmental News Network)
IRIN, 12 September 2008 - Ban Ki-moon, the UN Secretary-General, warns in a new report that the gains made in reducing extreme poverty are under threat from the rise in global food and fuel prices and global economic slowdown.SourceRead More... | Comments
UN: Natural Disasters Perpetuate Cycle Of Poverty (Scoop.co.nz)
Recent devastating storms and floods have reinforced poverty in many parts of the world, the United Nations agency tasked with minimizing the threat posed by natural disasters said today.SourceRead More... | Comments
Child poverty an issue; still no resolution (Montrose Daily Press)
MONTROSE — A recent county meeting about disturbing poverty numbers released by the Colorado Children’s Campaign did not lead to a resolution, only to more meetings.SourceRead More... | Comments
Social service leaders push for shift in focus from 'anti-poverty' to 'promote prosperity' (Marshall Democrat-News)
Around 100 people came to the Square Monday evening to take part in "Ending Poverty One Step at a Time," a rally on the courthouse lawn meant to "increase awareness of the complex issues of poverty," according to Missouri Valley Community Action Agency Executive Director Pam LaFrenz.SourceRead More... | Comments
Iowans Talk About Solutions To Poverty (KCCI 8 Des Moines)
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Iowa First Lady Mari Culver talked Tuesday about how to help get more Iowans out of poverty. The speech was part of the First Lady's Conference on Solutions to Poverty, held Tuesday at the Polk County Convention Complex.SourceRead More... | Comments
EU HOLDS FIRST ROMA POVERTY SUMMIT (The Tocqueville Connection)
BRUSSELS, Sept 16, 2008 (AFP) - EU and Roma community leaders on Tuesday sought to end discrimination and poverty suffered by one of Europe's biggest minorities, with Italy's treatment of Roma casting a cloud over a summit.SourceRead More... | Comments
Safer births help fight against poverty (DFID)
Next week, world leaders will descend on New York for the UN's High-level Event on the Millennium Development Goals, where they will set out their plans for increasing the global pace in the fight against poverty.SourceRead More... | Comments
Fewer Germans Living in Poverty But Risks Remain, Study Shows (Deutsche Welle)
For the first time in ten years, Germany has witnessed a fall in the number of households under the poverty line, according to a new report published on Tuesday, Sept. 15.SourceRead More... | Comments
