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VN helps fight global poverty - Viet Nam News
VN helps fight global povertyViet Nam NewsHA NOI — As members of the United Nations Commission for Social Development, Viet Nam, Nepal and Bangladesh raised their voices at the 50th session on hunger eradication and poverty reduction. The three nations will have a chance to contribute to ...and more »
CRWRC Allies with Live 58: to End "the Other Half" of Poverty by 2035 - Worldwide Faith News (press release)
CRWRC Allies with Live 58: to End "the Other Half" of Poverty by 2035Worldwide Faith News (press release)To begin addressing that question and the ongoing needs of people living in poverty around the world, an alliance of US nonprofits called “*58:*” launched a campaign in late 2011 to build momentum to eliminate “the other half” of extreme global poverty ...
Commentary: Finding farm bill funding - Pork Magazine
Commentary: Finding farm bill fundingPork MagazineGlobal poverty and hunger is indeed a crisis waiting to happen, one that can only be averted if food production can be significantly ramped up. Gates is correct that, minus massive R&D to improve the productivity of the world's staple food crops, ...and more »
180° Kitchen teaches participants culinary arts - Technique
180° Kitchen teaches participants culinary artsTechniqueBy Avanti Joglekar | Friday, February 3, 2012 The elimination of global poverty is an incredibly difficult goal to make a reality without focusing efforts and resources within the community structures most likely to result in sustainable progress.
Bill Gates on what must be done to help the world's poor - Rediff
RediffBill Gates on what must be done to help the world's poorRediffThese letters take stock on progress made and lessons learned in his efforts to reduce extreme poverty and improve global health. This year, the letter describes remarkable progress in the developing world and makes the case to continue investing in ...and more »
58: Global Impact Tour Targets End of Extreme Poverty by 2035 - PR Web (press release)
58: Global Impact Tour Targets End of Extreme Poverty by 2035PR Web (press release)The question now is not, 'Can we end extreme poverty?' The question is, 'How fast?' We are halfway there. Though 93% of Americans think that extreme global poverty has stayed the same or worsened in the last few decades*, it has in fact been cut in ...and more »
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