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Poverty Eradication
02 September 2014 | Poverty Eradication
A United Nations conference focusing on the role of civil society in shaping the global development agenda beyond 2015 concluded in New York today with a declaration that will serve as an “Action Agenda” in the lead-up to negotiations on the future…
29 August 2014 | Poverty Eradication, Women
Integrating digital payments into the economies of emerging and developing nations addresses crucial issues of broad economic growth and individual financial empowerment, according to a new report by the World Bank Development Research Group.
The…
29 August 2014 | Poverty Eradication, Women
Integrating digital payments into the economies of emerging and developing nations addresses crucial issues of broad economic growth and individual financial empowerment, according to a new report by the World Bank Development Research Group.
The…
28 August 2014 | Poverty Eradication
The Honourable State Minister, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Planning, M.A. Mannan MP, launched the Bangladesh Poverty Maps 2010 on 27 Aug. This is the third generation of poverty maps in Bangladesh, which is an important statistical…
28 August 2014 | Poverty Eradication
Civil society converged on United Nations Headquarters in New York on 27 Aug to make their voices heard regarding the future global development agenda that will point the way forward on a range of issues such as eradicating poverty, eliminating…
27 August 2014 | Poverty Eradication, Women
The Labor-Intensive Public Works (LIPW) program, as part of the Ghana Social Opportunities Project (GSOP), recently received additional financing from the World Bank Group. The project aims to reduce poverty and expand social opportunities for the…
27 August 2014 | Poverty Eradication, Women
The Labor-Intensive Public Works (LIPW) program, as part of the Ghana Social Opportunities Project (GSOP), recently received additional financing from the World Bank Group. The project aims to reduce poverty and expand social opportunities for the…
13 August 2014 | Poverty Eradication
After nearly a year of conflict, Yemen is facing the dual task of launching a delicate political transition while rebuilding the economy. Around 70% of Yemen’s population of 22.5 million lives in rural areas. Poverty is concentrated in this rural…
08 August 2014 | Poverty Eradication
The Vietnam Social Assistance System Strengthening Project was officially launched on 7 Aug, with the goal of developing and piloting innovations in management and service delivery in four provinces in Vietnam as a first step towards nationwide…
08 August 2014 | Poverty Eradication
Gradual increases in the minimum wage help to reduce inequality and do not have significant adverse effects on aggregate employment, according to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), which was taking part in a forum…
31 July 2014 | Poverty Eradication
On 28 July, with the kick-off of the United Nations post-2015 sustainable development agenda fast approaching, ministers and senior Government officials from across the globe have gathered in Cotonou, Benin, to discuss how to strengthen the world’s…
28 July 2014 | Poverty Eradication
The 2014 Human Development Report, launched in Tokyo by the UN Development Programme (UNDP), says that 1.2 billion people live on $1.25 a day or less. At the same time, the UNDP Multidimensional Poverty Index reveals that almost 1.5 billion people…