Why Are The Poor Shunned? The Reasons Are Many and Complicated
In a study of 19th-century ideas of poverty, the German historian Beate Althammer observes a…
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It Takes A Village To End Child Marriage
School plays a significant role in reducing child marriage in Africa. Amina, from a rural…
Poverty Battle Raged On In 2022: How Women Worked To Escape It
Global poverty eradication efforts continued to falter across the globe in 2022 no thanks to COVID-19 and an economic…
Where Did Our Millions Of Working Women Go?
Since the turn of the millennium, women have been leaving the workforce in India. Over 40.4…
What Really Works To Reduce Poverty
Bangladesh, often held up as a model for poverty reduction, has influenced many poverty reduction initiatives…
Comment: South Asia Needs Equitable Cooling As Heatwaves Worsen
At a construction site on the outskirts of New Delhi, Ravinder Kumar, a mason, spends…
Trafficked Girls: Grim Options, Grim Choices
Poverty and abuse often mean Indian girls and women see human traffickers as their ticket…
‘What Is The Poor You Are Talking About?’: FM
Faced with criticism for her latest Budget not doing enough for the poor, Finance Minister…
Adopt ‘Decent Family Planning Policy’: Assam CM To Minority Community
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday urged the minority community to adopt a…
World Leaders Urge G7 Nations To Help Vaccinate World’s Poorest
Some 230 world leaders, including former presidents, prime ministers and ministers have backed a campaign…
Pandemic Pushed 32 Mn Indians Out Of Middle Class
Financial woes brought by last year’s coronavirus pandemic have pushed about 32 million Indians out…
Migrant Workers Need Support, Jobs At Home: ILO
The U.N. labour agency appealed to governments on Wednesday to support tens of millions of…
Covid-19 Crisis Could Plunge Half A Billion Into Poverty: Oxfam
The fallout from the coronavirus spread that has killed more than 83,000 people and wreaked…