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New figures show extent of hunger crisis facing schoolchildren

Feed the Future: At least a third of children in poverty across London, the East of England and the South East of England can’t access free school meals

The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2022

DWP urged to introduce £25 weekly uplift immediately on all means-tested benefits to help with cost of living

Devolved ministers are also calling for the benefit cap and two-child limit to be abolished.

Daily Record · Oct 17, 2022

UN poverty chief warns cuts will cost lives as experts say there's 'no fat to trim'

Liz Truss has been hit by multiple warnings of what'll happen if she slashes public spending - as her new Chancellor Jeremy Hunt warned every department could face cuts to balance the books

Daily Mirror · Oct 17, 2022

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UN: Ukraine War Pushes 4 Million Children into Poverty

Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the resulting economic fallout have thrown four million children into poverty across eastern Europe and Central Asia, the UN children's agency said Monday. "Children are bearing the heaviest burden of the economic crisis caused by the war in Ukraine," UNICEF said. The conflict "and rising…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 17, 2022

Russian ‘kamikaze’ drones strike Kyiv, Zelensky says attacks ‘won’t break’ Ukrainians

Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky’s chief of staff said Russian “kamikaze drones” hit Kyiv early on Monday. Zelensky said Russia had launched a barrage of drone and missile attacks across the country, but that the strikes would not "break" Ukrainians. Read our live blog to see how all the day's events…

France 24 · Oct 17, 2022

Fighter jet crashes in Russian city near Ukraine; Kyiv says 108 women freed in prisoner swap – as it happened

Fighter plane hits residential building in southern Russian city of Yeysk; Ukraine says it is first all-female exchange with Moscow

The Guardian - AU · Oct 17, 2022

Russia war in Ukraine pushes 4 million children into poverty: UN

Study of 22 countries shows children in Russia and Ukraine were most affected by the economic fallout of war, UN says.

Al Jazeera · Oct 17, 2022

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Special Report: Empowering women to reduce poverty

Zero-global poverty cannot be achieved if women’s empowerment is not prioritised.

360info · Oct 17, 2022

More women entrepreneurs mean less global poverty

Entrepreneurship is an engine of economic growth but it can only move into top gear when there are more women.

360info · Oct 17, 2022

Blockchain’s potential extends to poverty busting

The technology can help circumvent traditional barriers to women’s empowerment.

360info · Oct 17, 2022

What really works to reduce poverty

Understanding why some poverty reduction programmes work and others don’t calls for a better understanding of the people involved.

360info · Oct 17, 2022

Where did India’s millions of working women go?

Nearly 40 million women have left the workforce in India since the turn of the millennium despite an economic boom. Now, there’s a window to reverse the trend.

360info · Oct 17, 2022

Empowering women to choose weaving over illegal work

Traditional weaving can be an escape from extreme poverty in rural Indonesia, but it doesn’t work for everyone.

360info · Oct 17, 2022

The simple technology helping women escape poverty

A formal identity and a mobile phone are two key weapons in the global fight against poverty.

360info · Oct 17, 2022

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The Guardian - AU · Oct 16, 2022

Welfare saved my life. If payments are raised to the poverty line more Australians will survive

When I received the disability support pension, for the first time in years I had my head above water. I was part of society again

The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2022

‘Lives will be lost’ if benefits and wages do not rise in line with inflation

The most vulnerable are “paying the price” of world events, Olivier De Schutter, UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, will say.

Manchester Evening News · Oct 16, 2022

Labour MP blasts protests as 'utterly sickening' after demonstrators pour milk onto floor of Manchester Marks and Spencer

'In a cost of living crisis where food poverty and foodbank use is rising, it’s also utterly sickening'

The Conversation · Oct 16, 2022

Social grants offer cash, but they aren't a magic bullet response to inequality in the global south

Over the last three decades, there has been a proliferation of social protection programmes across the global south in what some have dubbed a development revolution. International development agencies across the ideological spectrum have embraced social protection as an effective and efficient instrument to reduce poverty and inequality.

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The National (Scotland) · Oct 16, 2022

In-work poverty two-thirds higher for Scottish women, ONS statistics reveal

THE number of women relying on Universal Credit while in employment is nearly two-thirds higher than for men, the Sunday National can reveal.

Daily Mirror · Oct 15, 2022

Period poverty fear as 'sneaky' price hike raises cost of sanitary pads and tampons

A Sunday Mirror End Period Poverty campaign investigation finds that big-name brands cost more per tampon than just a few weeks ago

Reuters · Oct 15, 2022

World Bank says Ukraine has tenfold increase in poverty due to war

Russia's attacks on civilian infrastructure in Ukrainian cities away from the front lines will complicate the dire economic situation facing the country, which has already seen a tenfold increase in poverty this year, a top World Bank official said on Saturday.

The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2022

Children’s health chief calls for free school meals for all to end ‘disturbing’ food poverty

Feed the Future: ‘Children with iron deficiency anaemia is just the start,’ warns Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health president Camilla Kingdon

Daily Record · Oct 14, 2022

DWP shares measures in place to help prevent older people living in poverty during later life

The Pensions Minister highlights Pension Credit and mid-life MOTs for over 40.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 14, 2022

Broadband internet isn't equally available to LA County's low-income residents, report says

The pandemic proved how crucial it is to be connected to the internet.

Liverpool Echo · Oct 13, 2022

Ian Byrne's full response as he faces fight to retain MP seat

Labour MP cites work on food poverty and Hillsborough Law as he urges supporters to back him in selection battle

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