Poverty
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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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The Economy Should Serve People. Not Vice Versa.
Consider what typically constitutes “good” economic news: The stock market booming. Hamilton Nolan In These Times Corporate earnings rising. Business growth.…
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The world food crisis is about to get worse
Six months of fighting between Russia and Ukraine — two farming powerhouses — has plunged a teetering global food system…
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Can we solve Australia’s housing crisis?
Homelessness Australia has launched an ambitious plan to solve the housing crisis in Australia. Annie Guest ABC News The plan…
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Drought, Violence and Politics: Inside Laikipia’s Cattle War
Nerves in central and northern Kenya are fraying, as climate stresses intensify intercommunal conflict and amplify electoral tensions. ICG Climate…
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Sri Lanka scrambles for aid – but Australia still seems preoccupied by boats
With the country enduring its worst economic crisis since independence, authorities continue to scramble for aid from the international community.…
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‘I have to obey’: Su-Lin faces homelessness if she leaves her violent partner
The Sydney woman in her early 60s emigrated from China to Australia several years ago, full of hope for a…
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More than 100 million people displaced worldwide, UN refugee agency says
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said in its annual update that the increase had come as millions of Ukrainians were driven from…
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Welcome, strangers: Queen’s Birthday Honour for asylum seeker advocate
She saw that with help from the community, they could not just survive but thrive. Carolyn Webb The Age It’s…
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Investors cash in on food commodities as the poor go hungry
The trend could be pushing prices up even further, with live-or-die consequences for the world’s poor. Kristie Pladson Deutsche Welle…
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Millionaires join Davos protests, demanding ‘tax us now’
A group of millionaires have joined protests against the World Economic Forum gathering of the business and political elite in Davos,…
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‘If you have any heart at all.’ UN official warns Putin millions will die if Ukraine’s ports remain blocked
“Millions of people around the world will die because these ports are being blocked,” Beasley told CNN during a conference…
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Kenya’s drought hits children the hardest
The drought in Kenya threatens the survival of Turkana communities Kossivi Tiassou Deutsche Welle Many children suffer from malnutrition and…
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“Terrifying prospect” of over a quarter of a billion more people crashing into extreme levels of poverty and suffering this year
Over a quarter of a billion more people could crash into extreme levels of poverty in 2022 because of COVID-19,…
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