Full Coverage: Poverty

30.11.2005 The role of women as producers and providers of food is often overshadowed by their role as care givers. However, in most of the developing countries, including India, large numbers of women are engaged in agriculture- primarily in the production and processing of food.

30.11.2005 UNITED NATIONS, Nov 29 (OneWorld) - Despite enormous wealth and various federal and social welfare schemes at work, the United States is failing to help millions of its people trying to get out of poverty, according to an independent United Nations rights expert.

29.11.2005 Dozens of Indian civil society organizations have formed a People’s Caravan to lobby with the Indian government against the proposed World Trade Organization (WTO) agreements. The People’s Caravan, which is holding a mass awareness campaign all over the country, has already reached millions of Indians through rallies, public meetings and street plays. Rahul Kumar attends a press conference by ActionAid and its allies in New Delhi.

29.11.2005 In the last 50 years India’s forests have decreased from 22 to eight per cent while our population has jumped to 1,000 million. The proposed Scheduled Tribes (Recognition of Land Rights) Bill 2005 could sound the death-knell of forests as well as the tribals. Professor Vikram Soni takes a close look at the bill and the plight of both - forests and tribals.

25.11.2005 More than 55 organisations under the umbrella of Jan Caravan, Peole's Caravan, have decided to hold rally in Indian capital New Delhi on 10th December to draw the attention of the Indian government towards pro-people policies at the forthcoming WTO ministerial to be held in Hong Kong.

25.11.2005 Maailman kauppajärjestön WTO:n jäsenmaat eivät enää näytä odottavan Hong Kongin joulukuisesta kuudennesta ministerikokouksesta merkittäviä tuloksia. Vaikka kaupan vapauttamisen merkitys köyhyyden vähentämisessä ei ole mitenkään yksiselitteinen, olisi neuvottelujen epäonnistuminen Kepan mielestä vakava takaisku kehitysmaille.

25.11.2005 The polycentric WSF to be held at Karachi in Pakistan, previously planned to take place from January 24th to 29th, 2006, has been delayed by two months. The decision was taken during a meeting of the WSF 2006 Organizing Committee and Pakistani Social Forum National Committee in Lahore, on November 19th. The new date will be decided later.

24.11.2005 NEW YORK, Nov 24 (OneWorld) - It's the growing rate of poverty in the United States--not Washington's global war on terrorism--that most people of color are concerned about, according to a new nationwide opinion poll conducted by an independent civil rights group.

24.11.2005 Godwin Muhwezi-Bonge of the Daily Monitor reports on an interview with Salil Shetty, who as UN Millennium Campaign Director, has played a leading role in more than 30 programmes in Africa, Asia and across other regions. Some excerpts.

23.11.2005 SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 23 (OneWorld) - A budget-cutting bill that passed the U.S. House of Representatives last week has left countless groups--especially those advocating on behalf of the poor and the environment--devastated by what they say is irresponsible favoritism of rich individuals and corporations.

23.11.2005 The strength of the chain lies in its weakest link. The face of the poorest is an indicator of the health of the economy of a nation. In a democracy, conducive conditions of people’s participation in all economic activities, as stake-holders and recipients of fruits of their participation, should be created.

23.11.2005 The strength of the chain lies in its weakest link. The face of the poorest is an indicator of the health of the economy of a nation. In a democracy, conducive conditions of people’s participation in all economic activities, as stake-holders and recipients of fruits of their participation, should be created.

23.11.2005 India may be a major exporter of anti-retroviral drugs but barely 30,000 people are actually on medication in this country which itself has a burden of five million HIV positive cases.

23.11.2005 The Orissa Traditional Fishermen Workers Union (OTFWU) urged the Union Government not to sign the Non-Agriculture Marketing Access (NAMA) agreement in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Conference. As per the provisions of the agreement, foreign trawlers will be allowed to procure and sell fish in our country, which will affect more than 20 lakh fishermen of the State.

23.11.2005
‘Gender equality is essentially an issue of democracy,’ said Ann-Christin Nykvist, Sweden's Minister for Agriculture, Food and Consumer Affairs at a roundtable discussion on gender equality and access to productive resources organized at the 33rd session of the FAO Conference (19-26 November 2005) in Rome.

22.11.2005 A landmark document signed by 30 governments in 1990 has helped increase global breastfeeding rates by 15%. With 6 million lives saved annually by exclusive breastfeeding, the initiative has made important progress in achieving the Millennium Development Goals.

22.11.2005 A multi-lingual poll designed to gauge public opinion on national issues in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina has shown that poverty at home is a more important issue to U.S. residents than fighting terrorism and establishing democracies in Iraq and Afghanistan.

22.11.2005 New Delhi: Dr. Devi Shetty, the Chairman & Sr. Consultant Cardiac Surgeon of Narayana Hurudayalaya Institute of Cardiac Sciences has stressed on the importance of innovation in providing health care services to people.

21.11.2005 Opinion at an ongoing Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) conference in Tunis is divided over the approach to bridging the digital divide - whether resources should be spent on individuals or on businesses. Indeed, whether ICTs help end poverty at all...

21.11.2005 Në Prizren vazhdon aksioni “Solidariteti në vepër”, të cilën gjë e ka diktuar situata e rëndë ekonomike, kanë deklaruar zyrtarë të Kryqit të Kuq komunal të dielën.