Poverty
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How to Address Global Hunger
Policymakers must also take measures to help developing countries build up reserves of essential items and cope with price fluctuations,…
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One in four teachers gave food to hungry pupils in England last term, survey finds
One in four teachers in England brought in food for hungry pupils out of concern for their welfare, a survey has revealed,…
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An Opportunity to Remedy Inequality in Pakistan
The Sindh provincial government in Pakistan has taken an important step to mitigate harm from last year’s devastating floods and also provide…
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North Korea: Residents tell BBC of neighbours starving to death
People in North Korea have told the BBC food is so scarce their neighbours have starved to death. Jean Mackenzie…
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The Death Penalty for Homelessness
By any such metric, ours here in the Exceptional Empire is barbaric. Eve Ottenberg CounterPunch Take New York City mayor…
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Cuban exodus: ‘I just don’t see a future here for me’
He’s now tantalisingly close. Will Grant BBC Thanks to an agreement reached a few years ago, Cuban children will compete…
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‘Hands off Africa,’ Pope Francis tells rich world
INSHASA, Jan 31 (Reuters) – Pope Francis denounced the “poison of greed” driving conflicts in Africa as he began a…
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Tax the rich to ease inequality: Oxfam
A new report published by Oxfam reveals how we can reduce inequality around the world: tax the mega-rich. Danielle Kutchel PRObono Called…
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Democracy on the brink: Why this country is without any elected politicians
Haiti’s last elected senators have officially left office this week, as its people seek to escape from a humanitarian crisis…
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In Australia’s severe rental crisis, asylum seekers are increasingly desperate for a place to live
Asylum seekers in Australia are increasingly at risk of homelessness as the rental crisis continues to bite, with more than 70%…
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I’m ashamed to beg for food – Kenya’s deputy president
“I spend all my time, with foreigners, begging for food. Including those who colonised us. It is humiliating. But I…
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No one is safe until everyone is safe – we applied it to the pandemic, but why not our economy?
It’s time we stopped reducing people to calculations of cost Rowan Williams The Guardian A few weeks ago, a friend…
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The British people ‘just got a lot poorer’, says IFS thinktank
The British people “just got a lot poorer” after a series of “economic own goals” that have made a recovery…
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‘If only they made better life choices’ – how simplistic explanations of poverty and food insecurity miss the mark
But one persistent strand is the notion that poverty and food insecurity are the result of poor personal choices and priorities. Rebekah…
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One person dying of hunger every four seconds: NGOs
In an open letter addressing world leaders gathering in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, 238 organisations from…
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Hunger is increasing worldwide but women bear the brunt of food insecurity
Similarly, the international humanitarian aid organisation, CARE, estimates that 150 million more women than men went hungry in 2021. Authors The…
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