Poverty
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Fighting poverty in emerging markets: The gloves go on...most to reduce hunger*. The occasion was a stunt, of course, but had a serious purpose: to show that even the poorest places can mitigate poverty and hunger. (Brazil is not in that category, but Ghana, Vietnam and Malawi-which came third,... In this article: Poverty, Brazil, ActionAid, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, World Bank, India, and China |
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BBC News | 3 days ago
Most 'orphans' have living parent
In this article: AIDS, HIV, Monrovia, Africa, Eastern Europe, and BBC
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thestar.com | 3 days ago
Promises to end child poverty easier than progress
...one parent working full time, all year 40% Children in lone-parent families living in poverty 25% Children on Indian reserves living in poverty Erica Vergara was born into a struggling immigrant family three months after federal MPs...
In this article: Child poverty, Ontario, Toronto, Ottawa, Tony Blair, and Tax
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thestar.com | 3 days ago
James: Unsung local leader will shine as new African chief
...churches and non-profit groups to help change the lives of the youth of the region. Manya Krobo has the highest rate of HIV in Africa. Poverty is common, yet Kafele's "people approach life with a resilience and creativity that provides...
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BBC News | 3 days ago
Most 'orphans' have living parent
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fijitimes | 3 days ago
Workshop fosters hope in Mavoa
...the workshop. "Unemployment creates social ills which are harmful to the community, to your nation and most importantly to your families. Poverty resulting in lack of education is th e main reason behind unemployment and I am pleased that...
In this article: Unemployment
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GlobalPost | 3 days ago
Japana s downward spiral
...Japanese citizens have grown to suspect their country's capitalist egalitarianism was a relic of the past. In fact, rising concerns about poverty, coupled with a deep discontent about the status quo represented by the entrenched Liberal...
In this article: Ministry of Health, Ministry of Labour, Unemployment, Liberal Democratic Party, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Yukio Hatoyama, and Tokyo
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Rotten Tomatoes: Movies | 7 days ago
64% The End of Poverty?
In this article: The End of Poverty, Africa, Latin America, Economics, Capitalism, Nobel Prize, and Joseph Stiglitz
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washingtonpost.com | November 18, 2009
Afghans say poverty, not Taliban, main cause of war
KABUL (Reuters) - Most Afghans see not Taliban militants but poverty, unemployment and government corruption as the main causes of war in their country, according to a report by a leading aid group released on Wednesday. After three...
In this article: Taliban, Afghanistan, Unemployment, Respondent, Taliban insurgency, Oxfam, U.S., and Barack Obama
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JPost.com Israel | November 17, 2009
Knesset takes a day to plan an end to poverty
...meetings took place, as well as a plenum discussion and a central gathering meant to raise awareness among MKs regarding the many facets of poverty in Israel. A number of panels, including the Committee for the Rights of the Child, the...
In this article: Knesset, International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, Reuven Rivlin, Ban Ki-moon, Tax, Unemployment, United Torah Judaism, Isaac Herzog, and Moshe Gafni
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JPost.com Front Page Top Stories | November 17, 2009
Poll: 46% of Israelis fear poverty
...Services at the JDC-Myers Brookdale Institute. "Studies and surveys will not bring change. Most of these people living in poverty or fear of poverty are anonymous; they do not have voices, and there is no discourse." Several of the key...
In this article: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, Learning, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Israel
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Poverty (also called penury) is deprivation of common necessities that determine the quality of life, including food, clothing, shelter and safe drinking water, and may also include the deprivation of opportunities to learn, to obtain better employment to escape poverty, and/or to enjoy the respect of fellow citizens. According to Mollie Orshansky who developed the poverty measurements used by the U.S. government, "to be poor is to be deprived of those goods and services and pleasures which others around us take for granted." Ongoing debates over causes, effects and best ways to measure poverty, directly influence the design and implementation of poverty-reduction programs and are therefore relevant to the fields of international development and public administration.
Although poverty is generally considered to be undesirable due to the pain and suffering it may cause, in certain spiritual contexts "voluntary poverty," involving the renunciation of material goods, is seen by some as virtuous.
Poverty may affect individuals or groups, and is not confined to the developing nations. Poverty in developed countries is manifest in a set of social problems including homelessness and the persistence of "ghetto" housing clusters.
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