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Tag Archives: Extreme poverty

04Aug/17

Can China eliminate poverty by 2020?

August 4, 2017EconomyAmdo, Beijing, Butuo County, Canada, China, Concentrated poverty, Countries, Emu Zhiji, Extreme poverty, Forms of government, Geography of Asia, Liangshan, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Poverty, Sichuan, Xi Jinping, Yismbale

BUTUO COUNTY, LIANGSHAN, SICHUAN PROVINCE, CHINA (REUTERS) – Hidden away in mountains thousands of miles from the white-knuckle development of cities like Beijing, live the “hard bones” of China’s poverty, the Yi. Continue reading →

16Jan/17

Damning inequality report haunts Davos

January 16, 2017EconomyAid, Articles, China, City: Davos, Davos, Economy, Extreme poverty, Glastonbury Festival, Humanitarian aid, India, Jacob Greaves, Matthew Spencer, Organizations, Oxfam, OXFAM CAMPAIGNS, Philanthropy, Poverty, Switzerland, Trump, Wealth, World Economic Forumsmbale

Just eight individuals, all men, own as much wealth as the poorest half of the world’s population, Oxfam said on Monday (January 16) in a report calling for action to curtail rewards for those at the top. Jacob Greaves reports. Continue reading →

11Dec/16

Nobel laureate Satyarthi questions world’s stand on children education

December 11, 2016EducationAsian people, Child labour, Education, Extreme poverty, Government of Australia, India, Indian people, Indian society, International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity, Julia Gillard, Kailash Satyarthi, New Delhi, Organizations, Satyarthi, Social Issues, UNICEF, United Nations, We Charitysmbale

Indian child rights activist and laureate Kailash Satyarthi questions the world’s stand on children’s education, saying the countries around the globe were spending money on weapons and wars instead of investing in education.

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27Sep/15

Facebook Co-Founder Mark Zuckerberg announces global campaign on internet connectivity

September 27, 2015InternetAngela Merkel, Awards, Ban Ki, Ban Ki-moon, Bono, Extreme poverty, Facebook, FACEBOOK INC., Germany, Human rights, Humans, Internet access, Internet.org, Kofi Annan, Mark Zuckerberg, Millennium Development Goals, Nerd culture, One Campaign, Orders, decorations, and medals, Secretary General, the Facebook, The Social Network, un global compact, United Nations, United Nations Global Compact, Zuckerbergsmbale

Facebook Co-Founder Mark Zuckerberg announces during the United Nations Private Sector Forum, the launch of a global campaign to support a connectivity declaration, which recognises internet access as an important enabler of human rights.

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