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In the Philippines: does Oxfam’s livelihoods work go beyond ...

Last week I visited Oxfam’s Philippines programme. Such trips follow a pretty standard format – our national staff and relevant partners whisk me through a series of site visits and conversations with farmers, civil society or [...]

Posted On : Sep, 26 2012 | Comments : 0

Poverty forces children to work in industries, shops in Kris...

The State government was making tall claims over eradication of child labour, but the number of children employed in shops and industries is on the rise in Krishna district. Most pathetic is that many children were reportedly engaged [...]

Posted On : Jun, 19 2012 | Comments : 0

Poverty in Africa: Health Workers Blame IMF, W’Bank

The West African Health Sector Unions Network (WAHSUN) has said that the adoption of the neo-liberal policies by African governments has resulted in widespread poverty and conflict in African countries. The group said it was disturbed [...]

Posted On : Jan, 03 2012 | Comments : 0

LETTER: Poverty rises in right-to-work states

Recently The Republic published an editorial extolling the virtues of the proposed “right- to-work” legislation that Gov. Daniels hopes to pass in the next session of the Indiana General Assembly. Quoting from the editorial, & [...]

Posted On : Dec, 27 2011 | Comments : 0

China to strengthen poverty alleviation work

The General Office of China's State Council, the Cabinet, and the General Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee issued a circular recently, calling for more progress in the nation's poverty alleviation work. [...]

Posted On : Jul, 08 2010 | Comments : 0

Poverty pushing workers to risky jobs overseas

An alliance of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) based in the Middle East Tuesday said that the worsening unemployment situation and poverty in the country pushes workers to work in war-torn countries like Afghanistan. Migrante-Middle Eas [...]

Posted On : Jul, 07 2010 | Comments : 0

Students work to highlight poverty in Lebanon

Although most people understand university education is a privilege, many students lose sight of the fact that being privileged also means responsibility. At the Lebanese International University (LIU), a group of students have made it t [...]

Posted On : Feb, 23 2010 | Comments : 0

Poverty reduction in Vietnam remains a work in progress

Yes, the origins of the challenge fund model are to be found in the UK; a developed and industrialized country, very unlike Vietnam. But over the last decade the challenge fund model has been adapted and applied in numerous developing count [...]

Posted On : Dec, 19 2009 | Comments : 0

Statewide Poverty Action Network Squeezes the Stone

As the saying goes, you can’t squeeze blood from a stone. That is how many policymakers are beginning to look at state budgets. As talk in the country’s state capitals focus on what to cut - and by how much - the so-called socia [...]

Posted On : Jun, 20 2009 | Comments : 0

Swine flu declaration will speed work on vaccine

One immediate effect of the declaration of an H1N1 flu pandemic will be to speed the production of a vaccine against the new virus, but it will be fall at the earliest before the first doses are available.Scientists have encountered some pr [...]

Posted On : Jun, 12 2009 | Comments : 0

Child-poverty work is essential

Louisiana has stepped up its drive to reduce child poverty. At a Baton Rouge meeting last week, more than a dozen state agencies and nonprofits joined in a comprehensive program aimed at a 50 percent reduction during the next 10 years. The [...]

Posted On : Nov, 12 2008 | Comments : 0

Full-time workers deserve more than poverty-level income

When restaurants use chalkboard menus so they can change fast-rising prices easily, I understand why the nation’s lowest-wage workers need a raise. When the young woman at the next pump is crying because her $10 budgeted for gasoline [...]

Posted On : Jul, 24 2008 | Comments : 0

Poverty Reduction: ADB Working For Asia And Pacific's Poor

Poverty remains the most pressing issue facing Asia and the Pacific today. Despite some spectacular progress over the last few decades, the region remains home to two thirds of the world's poor. ADB is dedicated to combating the [...]