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Village panchayats in Rajasthan to take up livelihood programmes

Empowerment of Panchayati Raj institutions in Rajasthan enables village panchayats to take up livelihood programmes. Congress govt's vision document adds diverse functions to panchayats, enabling them to play meaningful role in rural dev. Panchayats to launch poverty alleviation programmes, assist SHGs & hold Gram Sabhas. Vision doc part of 'Mission…

The Hindu

Brussels Midi Station, once a stately gateway to Belgium, has turned into festering sore of nation

Belgium has acknowledged that its primary rail gateway has become a festering sore of drug abuse, poverty and violence

The Independent UK

The Modi model: Can India’s democracy keep up with its growing clout?

Which way for India and its democracy? As Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomes the world for the G20 summit, he’s basking in the glow of a decade of development. But at what cost? From poverty reduction and digitalisation to bitter identity politics and curbs on civil liberties, François…

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Climate adaptation finance to Africa must increase tenfold, research shows

Countries forced to choose between climate resilience, fighting poverty and paying debts, says Ban Ki-moon

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - Food waste: Two problems tackled in one move - now let’s do it

Reallocating £25 million is a small effort - a win for farmers, food banks and environmentalists alike

Evening Standard

Thursday briefing: The damage done by 13 years of Conservative welfare cuts

In today’s newsletter: As the Department of Work and Pensions looks to ‘tighten’ work capability assessments, we look at the impact of a decade of welfare policies

The Guardian - UK

Georgia Charges 'Cop City' Protesters Under RICO Law Used To Indict Trump

Among the indicted are a Southern Poverty Law Center attorney acting as a legal observer and three people who run a bail fund.

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The US committed to meet the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, but like other countries, it's struggling to make progress

In a Zen parable, a man sees a horse and rider galloping by. The man asks the rider where he’s going, and the rider responds, “I don’t know. Ask the horse!”

The Conversation

Charity sounds alarm on poverty risk for one in five French people

Nearly one in five French people are living in debt, a survey published Wednesday by the charity Secours Populaire has found – warning that hunger is becoming “a major issue”.

Radio France Internationale

Yousaf plans are a ‘timid step forward’ on tackling poverty, says charity

The First Minister laid out his first Programme for Government on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Yousaf sets sights on ‘scourge of poverty’ as he outlines Government’s plans

The Scottish First Minister revealed the Programme for Government as Holyrood returned after the summer recess.

The Independent UK

Poverty in Britain is firmly linked to the country’s mountain of private wealth – Labour must address this growing inequality

Labour’s shadow chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has said that a Labour government would not raises taxes on wealth, capital gains or higher incomes. She does not, she says, see “the way to prosperity as being through taxation.”

The Conversation

Humza Yousaf teases big policy changes ahead of major Holyrood speech

FIRST Minister Humza Yousaf is expected focus on childcare, poverty, and the economy in the first Programme for Government since taking power ...

The National (Scotland)

UK households unable to ‘afford an unexpected bill of £200’

‘Millions of households in the UK are facing a devastating debt crisis right now’

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Nearly a quarter of adults ‘could not afford an unexpected bill of £200’

Some 28% of adults said the rise in the cost of living has made them feel financially insecure, according to Christians Against Poverty.

The Hindu

Emerging countries need women-led climate action

Climate change impacts can particularly exacerbate poverty and socioeconomic vulnerabilities among women

The Guardian - UK

Poor people ‘surviving not living’ as UK social contract collapses, says report

Exclusive: Commission including former ministers voices concern at lack of urgency from two main parties over scale of poverty

The Guardian - UK

‘A big shock’: the Israeli startup helping ultra-Orthodox Jews enter world of hi-tech work

Entrepreneurs want Haredi men, many of whom live in poverty, to have access to the opportunities of Tel Aviv

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Francis opens a homeless clinic on the 1st papal visit to Mongolia

Several of the foreign-staffed Catholic religious orders in Mongolia run shelters, orphanages and nursing homes to care for a population of 3.3 million where one in three people lives in poverty.

The Independent UK

More school children to arrive in school with ‘dirty clothes and unbrushed teeth’ amid increase in hygiene poverty

Nearly three in four school staff believe there has been an increase in ‘hygiene poverty’ issues in their school in the last year

The Guardian - UK

More children expected to arrive at UK schools with dirty clothes and hair

Almost three-quarters of school staff polled have seen a rise in hygiene poverty and expect to see more

The Independent UK

New Delhi got a makeover for the G20 summit. The city's poor say they were simply erased

New Delhi has gotten a makeover ahead of this week’s summit of the Group of 20 nations

The Independent UK

More poverty-hit pupils may arrive at school with dirty clothes this term – poll

Most teachers expect hygiene poverty to increase this coming term, a study found.

The Hindu

Disha Police thwart marriage of minor girl in East Godavari district

The Disha Police thwarted the marriage of a minor girl at Pullapadu village in East Godavari district on September 3 (Sunday) and convinced the parents of the girl to allow her to continue her studies. The girl is studying intermediate first year and poverty was stated to be the reason…

The Guardian - UK

UK rents rise faster in deprived areas – and drag more people into poverty

Cost doubles in some poor urban districts, driven in part by mortgage rate rise, UK-wide study shows

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