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The Latest Breaking News from Poverty

Covid pandemic made poorest countries even worse off, World Bank warns

Poverty reduction drive all but halted across many nations as Bank calls for more money to tackle a ‘great reversal’

The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2024

Lok Sabha elections | Able to seek third term because of Ambedkar’s Constitution, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Modi praises Dr. Ambedkar's Constitution, criticizes Congress, and makes promises at election rally in Hoshangabad.

The Hindu · Apr 14, 2024

Apart from health cover for seniors, BJP manifesto offers few giveaways

BJP's Lok Sabha election manifesto focuses on dignity, employment, health coverage, and infrastructure development for all citizens.

The Hindu · Apr 14, 2024

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At last G20 is showing how to finance an assault on poverty

Brazilian president Lula’s proposals have the backing of the World Bank. Now we need action

The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2024

Instead of attacking him for eating fish, Tejashwi tells PM to speak up on poverty, unemployment, inflation

A viral video showing Tejashwi Yadav eating fish fry has created political turmoil and triggered a national debate, with BJP leaders accusing him of hurting Hindu sentiments.

The Hindu · Apr 13, 2024

Jermaine Jenas looks back: ‘Mum raised us alone with no money. It gave me incredible ambition’

The presenter and footballer on growing up in poverty, suddenly being rich and how injury ended his football career

The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 2024

‘Bullet in my head’: The Indian man who crawled to escape Russia’s Ukraine war

Prince Sebastian had not signed up to fight for Vladimir Putin’s army. All he wanted was to escape poverty at home.

Al Jazeera · Apr 13, 2024

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World Bank Chief Advocates Internal Reforms At Spring Meetings

Learn about the World Bank's focus on internal reforms to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in reducing poverty and promoting sustainable development.

Myanmar Faces Soaring Poverty Levels Amid Civil War Crisis

Myanmar's poverty crisis worsens due to civil war and economic instability, risking irreversible impacts without urgent intervention.

‘I felt pains all over my body’: Argentina battles dengue outbreak as politicians pass up vaccine opportunity

Rising temperatures, dense urban populations and increasing poverty have contributed to more than a quarter of a million cases, and campaigners don’t think the government is doing enough about it

The Guardian - UK · Apr 12, 2024

Europe votes: Does the Nordic model still work?

The Nordic model encompasses a strong welfare state, protection of workers through collective bargaining, good pension schemes and low levels of poverty. This system has gone hand-in-hand with a progressive approach to issues like gender equality and maternity or paternity leave. But the social model has come under pressure from…

France 24 · Apr 12, 2024

Indian Americans are the least poor among Asians in the United States | Data

Only 6% of Indian Americans lived along or below the poverty line as of 2022 in the United States. Half of the Asian Americans who lived in poverty said that their ‘American dream’ was out of reach.

The Hindu · Apr 12, 2024

"Ek jhatke se hum Hindustan se gareebi ko mita denge...," Rahul Gandhi in Rajasthan

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday highlighted the promises made by the Congress party in its poll manifesto and said that they would remove the poverty from the country by transferring Rs 1 lakh into the account of one female from a poverty-stricken household, which comes out to Rs 8,500…

Dynamite News · Apr 11, 2024

Texas Attorney General Sues To Stop Houston Guaranteed Income Program

Legal battle ensues as Texas AG challenges Harris County's guaranteed income program, sparking political tensions over poverty relief initiatives.

Two-child benefit cap 'pushes children into poverty' - campaigners urge government to scrap 'cruel policy' that impacts 1 in every 10 children

The controversial two-child benefit cap has met with strong opposition since its introduction in 2017

The Hindu · Apr 8, 2024

At Visva-Bharati, Prabhat Patnaik to deliver lecture that was cancelled

Prof. Patnaik, who has taught at the JNU and is a Marxist, will deliver the second Ashok Rudra Memorial Lecture at the university, organised by its Department of Economics and Politics, and will speak on ‘Employment and Poverty Under Neo-Liberal Capitalism’.

Sub-Saharan Africa Growth Insufficient To Reduce Poverty: World Bank

Learn about the World Bank's report on economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa and the need for more inclusive policies to reduce poverty.

The Hindu · Apr 7, 2024

'Incredible India': UNGA President Dennis Francis lauds digitalisation, infrastructure investment in India

UN General Assembly President Dennis Francis has lauded India’s use of digitalisation that has helped achieve financial inclusion and poverty reduction

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The Guardian - UK · Apr 6, 2024

Labour urged to end two-child benefits cap as research reveals policy pushing families into poverty

New data shows families with disabled children, and single parents with offspring under the age of three facing financial hardship

International Business Times · Apr 4, 2024

What A $20 Minimum Wage Will Do To California's Fast Food Industry And Poverty Problem

A $20 minimum wage that went into effect this week will squeeze the California fast-food industry, but it won't solve the poverty problem of the country's most populous state.

The Hindu · Apr 3, 2024

Turning the spotlight on the urban poor

The dynamics of employment and wages in pockets of deep urban poverty, such as slums, need to be juxtaposed the findings of the India Employment Report 2024

The Hindu · Apr 3, 2024

Fewer families living in extreme poverty in State: CM

IDUKKI Kerala's Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan discusses poverty reduction, political issues, and human-animal conflict in the state.

The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2024

Hunger, homelessness and gang grooming: just a normal week at one London academy

The Guardian spent time at Oasis Academy Hadley, where more than half of pupils are in poverty but ambitions are high

International Business Times UK · Apr 3, 2024

Amnesty International's Shocking Short Film Exposes How UK's Squalid Housing Kills Children

Temporary accommodation contributed to the deaths of more than 34 children since April 2019.

The Guardian - UK · Apr 2, 2024

Tackle poverty’s roots with a living income, put children first and tax the wealth of the 1%

Letters: Readers respond to Gordon Brown’s plan to get Britain out of a doom loop of poverty and despair

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