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COP27 - Articles
8/25/2022 10:28:20 PM
Action on climate change is being steered by the developed countries without regard for the growing levels of poverty and threatened living standards in the developing world.

World - International
8/15/2022 12:07:41 PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged to raise millions out of poverty and turn India into a developed country in the next quarter-century as he marked 75 years since independence from British rule.

World - Africa
7/26/2022 8:43:29 PM
Former South African President Thabo Mbeki recently launched a sharp critique of the governing African National Congress (ANC) for failure to address what it has labelled the triple challenge of poverty, unemployment and inequality.

War in Ukraine - Economy
7/13/2022 4:03:48 PM
The global economic outlook has "darkened significantly" and could deteriorate further, the IMF's managing director said Wednesday, citing Russia's war in Ukraine and the rapid inflation it has caused, threatening widespread hunger and poverty.

World - International
7/7/2022 12:33:23 PM
A staggering 71 million more people around the world are experiencing poverty as a result of soaring food and energy prices that climbed in the weeks following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the United Nations Development Program said in a report Thursday.

World - International
7/6/2022 7:32:08 PM
World hunger rose in 2021, with around 2.3 billion people facing moderate or severe difficulty obtaining enough to eat -- and that was before the Ukraine war, which has sparked increases in the cost of grain, fertilizer and energy, according to a U.N. report released Wednesday.

War in Ukraine - Humanitarian
6/2/2022 11:44:10 AM
The war in Ukraine is heaping further pressure on Africa's fast-growing population of vulnerable people, a UN refugee official says.

Al-Ahram Weekly - Egypt
5/27/2022 4:16:00 PM
Egypt is looking to bolster its investments in water desalination projects.

World - Region
5/18/2022 7:43:54 PM
Sweeping US sanctions imposed on Iran have badly impacted the country's economy and worsened the humanitarian situation in the Persian Gulf nation, a United Nations special envoy said Wednesday.

World - International
5/7/2022 10:50:34 PM
Charismatic ex-steelworker Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva rose from poverty to become the most popular president in Brazilian history, only to fall spectacularly from grace when he was jailed for corruption.

War in Ukraine - Humanitarian
4/13/2022 7:59:53 PM
Major international organizations issued an appeal Wednesday for urgent measures to deal with rising food insecurity in poor countries, including financing to support farmers and increase food supplies.

Al-Ahram Weekly - Egypt
3/23/2022 10:33:00 PM
Al-Ahram weekly looks at the vocational training being provided for young people from poorer villages as part of Egypt’s Decent Life initiative.

World - Region
1/19/2022 3:15:31 PM
A snowstorm in the Middle East has left many Lebanese and Syrians scrambling to find ways to survive, burning old clothes, plastic and in some cases even sheep manure to keep warm as temperatures plummet and poverty soars.

World - International
1/17/2022 9:39:08 AM
The world's 10 wealthiest men doubled their fortunes during the first two years of the coronavirus pandemic as poverty and inequality soared, a report said on Monday.

Egypt - Society
1/12/2022 1:30:12 PM
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi told a World Youth Forum panel on Tuesday that poverty steers states to “mazes” that could lead to terrorism and extremism, adding that the state spent around $400 billion “to get out of the poverty maze.”

Egypt - Society
1/12/2022 11:44:12 AM
Egypt has adopted the principle of the right to development as a fundamental human right, Minister of Planning Hala El-Said said during the third day of the World Youth Forum (WYF) in Sharm El-Sheikh, stressing the importance of eliminating poverty due to its negative impact on development rates.

World - International
1/11/2022 1:08:43 PM
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Tuesday accused his predecessor, Nursultan Nazarbayev, of creating a caste of wealthy elite, after unrest erupted last week amid anger over poverty.

World - Africa
1/6/2022 10:59:49 PM
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday rejected suggestions that Beijing was luring African countries into debt traps by offering them massive loans, dismissing the idea as a "narrative" pushed by opponents to poverty reduction.

World - International
12/25/2021 10:18:46 AM
Pope Francis called for more solidarity with those living in poverty as he celebrated mass in Rome in front of a masked congregation of around 2,000 people, while billions around the world again marked Christmas under the shadow of the coronavirus.

World - International
11/16/2021 3:30:52 PM
The Taliban have arrested a man for allegedly selling dozens of women in northern Afghanistan after duping them into believing they would be marrying into money, officials said Tuesday.

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