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U.S. Child Poverty in International Context

UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre has issued its report: "Measuring child poverty: New league tables of child poverty in the world’s rich countries. The United States doesn't stack up very well, although it's impor [...]

Posted On : Jun, 06 2012 | Comments : 0

National 'poverty tour' will highlight hardships in Obama's ...

Tavis Smiley, the syndicated talk show host who has been a vocal critic of President Barack Obama's policies on behalf of African-Americans, will bring his national "poverty tour" to Chicago this weekend, putting the spotlig [...]

Posted On : Aug, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Poverty USA: The National Jobs Debt

When was the last time President Obama spoke with us about poverty in America? Not in last State of the Union speech, not in front of a barrio health clinic, not while touring a low-income housing project. Poverty is off the political age [...]

Posted On : Jul, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Numsa wants mines nationalised to fight poverty

The leadership of the National Union of Metalworkers of SA wants mines nationalised and cooperatives established as a way of dealing with poverty. After a meeting of its national executive committee (NEC) on Sunday, Numsa said that natio [...]

Posted On : Feb, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Kevin Rudd says Australia's international aid for education...

The new Foreign Minister said today that providing primary schooling denied to 67 million children around the world would “transform” global poverty levels. Mr Rudd also linked improved literacy rates with enhanced internatio [...]

Posted On : Sep, 21 2010 | Comments : 0

Rural poverty hitch in national progress

With the advent of economic liberalisation, the government has increasingly relinquished its role as an active player in the economy, becoming more of a referee as the private sector takes centre stage. This is what the divestiture of pa [...]

Posted On : Feb, 25 2010 | Comments : 0

National poverty survey in December

Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) will start its National Poverty Survey in 21 districts by the end of December to identify more deserving families. BISP Chairperson Farzana Raja told this agency that the programme will benefit five m [...]

Posted On : Nov, 06 2009 | Comments : 0

International day against poverty marked in Madagascar

The international day against poverty was marked in Madagascar on Friday with the theme proposed by the United Nations "Stand Up Against Poverty". "Strengthening of good governance and education is the co [...]

Posted On : Oct, 17 2009 | Comments : 0

BISP national poverty survey from August

Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) plans to carry out a national poverty survey from August to identify more deserving families, BISP Chairwoman Farzana Raja told . She said the national survey would be initiated following the completi [...]