Poverty in the News
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Mushrooms: Southern Chester county's mixed blessing - southern chester county weeklies
Mushrooms: Southern Chester county's mixed blessingsouthern chester county weekliesAnd yet, those who have arrived here -- many of them from Mexico -- have fled extreme poverty and have come to the United States in search of what ...and more »
South Africa to resume deporting Zimbabweans - BBC News
South Africa to resume deporting ZimbabweansBBC NewsZimbabwe's power-sharing government has stabilised the situation to some extent, however, the vast majority of people continue to live in extreme poverty.and more »
Global broadband divide revealed - BBC News
ChristianTodayGlobal broadband divide revealedBBC NewsThe Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are a set of targets intended to reduce global poverty and improve living standards by 2015. ...Caritas launches campaign to save Millennium Development Goals from failureChristianTodayAfrica: Celebrities Join Push for Action on the Millennium Development GoalsAllAfrica.comMillennium Development MilesProject SyndicateVOVNews.vn -Eurasia Review -Sydney Morning Heraldall 72 news articles »
Philippines says UN poverty target won't be met - AFP
AFPPhilippines says UN poverty target won't be metAFPWorld leaders meeting at a UN summit in 2000 drew up a set of "Millennium Development Goals," chief of which was halving global poverty by 2015. ...and more »
New Santa Barbara group ELEOS battles extreme poverty - The Daily Sound
New Santa Barbara group ELEOS battles extreme povertyThe Daily Sound2, 2010 The Eleos Foundation, tucked into the hills behind Montecito, is a recently developed non-profit designed to end extreme poverty all over the globe. ...
Caritas launches campaign to save Millennium Development Goals from failure - ChristianToday
EarthtimesCaritas launches campaign to save Millennium Development Goals from failureChristianTodayThe MDGs include eradicating extreme poverty and hunger; achieving universal primary education; promoting gender equality and empowering women; ...Africa: Celebrities Join Push for Action on the Millennium Development GoalsAllAfrica.comMillennium Development MilesProject SyndicateAre The Millennium Development Goals Counter-Productive?Eurasia ReviewVOVNews.vn -Sydney Morning Herald -Scoop.co.nz (press release)all 65 news articles »