Africa: 20% of World's Children Still Trapped in Extreme Poverty - UNICEF: [UN News] More than 19 per cent of children worldwide live in extreme poverty, surviving on under $3 a day, according to a new UNICEF report. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TPNYzN #EndPoverty #ChildRights #UNICEF #Africa #ExtremePoverty
Malayalam superstar Mammootty stresses poverty eradication is key to true development in Kerala, urging collective action at CM’s event https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/mammootty-on-kerala-cm-extreme-poverty-eradication-programme-epep-oquaug6y?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Mammootty #Poverty #Kerala #ExtremePoverty #KeralaCM
Kerala will be declared the first state in India free of extreme poverty on November 1, coinciding with its formation or 'Kerala Piravi' day, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/kerala-to-be-declared-free-of-extreme-poverty-november-one-lb9g2l20?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Kerala #ExtremePoverty #KeralaNews #LatestNews
Africa: Women From Landlocked Developing Countries Set Sights On Open Horizons: [IPS] Awaza, Turkmenistan -- "Progress towards gender equality and equity remains uneven and far too slow. One in four women in landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) live in extreme poverty, and this is nearly 75 million women," said Rabab Fatima, Secretary-General of the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked… http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TMMmnG #GenderEquality #WomenEmpowerment #LLDCs #ExtremePoverty #GlobalGoals

The only thing worse than sweatshops is no sweatshops

https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/the-only-thing-worse-than-sweatshops

Poor countries have to get rich somehow. This is the tried-and-true method.

#Bangladesh #sweatshops #ExtremePoverty

The only thing worse than sweatshops is no sweatshops

Poor countries have to get rich somehow. This is the tried-and-true method.

Noahpinion
India has undermined a popular myth about development

Extreme poverty in the country has dropped to negligible levels

The Economist
Africa: Data Modelling Reveals the Heavy Toll of USAID Cuts On Africa: [ISS] Given the US' major contribution to aid, Trump's cuts could push 5.7 million more Africans into extreme poverty next year. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TJF7Zv #Africa #USAID #Poverty #AidCuts #ExtremePoverty

By increasing Italy's #MilitarySpending as #ExtremePoverty in Italy reaches unprecedented levels (9.8% of Italian citizens and residents) and joining rearmament programs like #ELSA, the #Meloni government goes beyond this:

https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/09ROME128_a.html

Cable: 09ROME128_a

Bihar Caste Survey Shows Every Third Family Poor: Nitish Announces Rs 2 Lakh Aid, Wants 75% Reservation

The chief minister announced a one-time benefit of Rs 2 lakh to the 94 lakh families that earn less than Rs 6,000 a month. He also declared plans to increase reservations for SCs, STs and OBCs to 65%, which the Supreme Court has capped at 50%.

#bihar #BiharCasteSurvey #poverty #ExtremePoverty #SCs #STs #OBCs #reservations #NitishKumar #JDU #caste #india

https://thewire.in/government/nitish-kumar-socio-economic-data-caste-survey-poverty-assistance

Bihar Caste Survey Shows Every Third Family Poor: Nitish Announces Rs 2 Lakh Aid, Wants 75% Reservation

The chief minister announced a one-time benefit of Rs 2 lakh to the 94 lakh families that earn less than Rs 6,000 a month. He also declared plans to increase reservations for SCs, STs and OBCs to 65%, which the Supreme Court has capped at 50%.

The Wire

New Paper Counters Surjit Bhalla And Govt Claims On Lower Poverty In India

A new paper authored by economists Rishabh Kumar and Maitreesh Ghatak has raised questions about the calculations made by researchers in working papers published by the IMF and the World Bank.

#economy #ExtremePoverty #SurjitBhalla #RishabhKumar #MaitreeshGhatak #IMF #WorldBank #BJP #poverty #UnionGovt #india

https://business.outlookindia.com/economy-and-policy/new-paper-counters-surjit-bhalla-and-govt-claims-on-lower-poverty-in-india

New Paper Counters Surjit Bhalla And Govt Claims On Lower Poverty In India

As the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government prepares to enter the electoral battlefield against the giant opposition alliance of 26 parties in 2024, it w

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