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Category: poverty

Helping poor in BD: WB approves $600 mn for 2 projects

May 21, 2021May 22, 2021 sub EditorBangladesh, poverty

The World Bank has approved $600 million for two projects in Bangladesh to help over 1.75 million poor and vulnerable populations.

$600 mn, 2 projects, approves, Bangladesh, helping, Poor, poverty, WB

Covid-19 in Bangladesh: PM allocates Tk 10.50cr for the poor

April 21, 2021April 21, 2021 sub EditorBangladesh, Health, poverty

Dhaka, Apr 21:  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday allocated Tk 10.50 crore in favour of deputy commissioners of the country to provide assistance to the poor, distressed and insolvent people who have been affected due to the ongoing lockdown…

allocates, Bangladesh, Covid-19, Governance, PM, Poor, Tk 10.50cr

Robi to stand beside underprivileged people during Ramadan

April 15, 2021 sub EditorBangladesh, poverty

Dhaka, Apr 15 : Robi has come up with an innovative Iftar donation campaign to stand with the underprivileged people of the society in the holy month of Ramadan.

Bangladesh, beside, during, People, poverty, Ramadan, Robi, stand, underprivileged

Corporate step on Argentina, Bolivia for Pvt Pension give-up

March 30, 2021March 30, 2021 editorOp-Ed, poverty

If Argentina and Bolivia lose the disputes, it means that impoverished citizens and elderly pensioners will have to compensate wealthy financial corporations.

Argentina, Bolivia, corporate, for, Give up, Opinion, poverty, Pvt Pension, step on

Concerns Mount over Dramatic Deterioration in Yemen Conflict

March 18, 2021 editorConflicts, Hunger, poverty

The United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen has warned that the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, is rapidly deteriorating as Yemenis, including women and children, face hunger, injury and death.

concerns, Conflict, Deterioration, Dramatic, Hunger, in, Mount, over, Yemen

Highest-ever fund promised to IFAD to tackle hunger, poverty

February 19, 2021 editorpoverty

US$3.8 billion, that’s how much the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will now be able to invest in the world’s rural poor.

economy, Fund, Highest-ever, Hunger, poverty, promised, to IFAD, to Tackle

People in poverty doubled, extreme poverty trebled in 2020

January 24, 2021 editorBangladesh, Lead News, poverty

Dhaka, Jan 23 – The South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM) on Saturday said the percentage of the population living below the poverty line (upper poverty line) has nearly doubled from 21.6% in 2018 to 42% in 2020, while…

Bangladesh, Doubled, economy, extreme poverty, in 2020, in poverty, People, trebled

Govt measures need to be implemented for poverty alleviation

January 19, 2021 editorpoverty

Measures taken by the government need to be implemented to alleviate poverty in the country.

economy, for poverty alleviation, Govt measures, need to be implemented

COVID-19 could push over 1 bln into extreme poverty: UNDP

December 3, 2020 Lutfun NaharHealth, poverty

An additional 207 million people could be pushed into extreme poverty by severe long-term impact of the coronavirus pandemic, bringing the total number to more than 1 billion by 2030, according to a new study from the UN Development Programme…

Covid-19, health, over 1 bln into extreme poverty, poverty, UNDP

Millions of New Poor Are on the Way – Who Cares?

November 27, 2020 editorColumns, poverty

By Roberto Savio ROME, Nov 26 2020 (IPS) – The recent meeting of the G20 – scheduled to take place in Riyadh but held virtually due to the Coronavirus pandemic – has been an eloquent example of how the world…

Are on the Way, millions, New Poor, of, Opinion, poverty, Who Cares?

COVID-19 compounding inequalities

November 18, 2020 editorpoverty

Kuala Lumpur/Sydney, 18 Nov (IPS/Jomo Kwame Sundaram and Anis Chowdhury) — The United Nations’ renamed World Social Report 2020 (WSR 2020) argued that income inequality is rising in most developed countries, and some middle-income countries, including China, the world’s fastest…

compounding, Covid-19, economy, health, inequalities

Global Poverty Soars, Incomes of Billionaires Hit New Highs

October 16, 2020 editorOp-Ed, poverty

By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Oct 15 2020 (IPS) – The phenomenal rise in extreme poverty -– for the first time in 20 years — has been accompanied by an upsurge in the incomes of the world’s billionaires and the…

Why We Need Trees to End Poverty – Landmark Report

October 16, 2020 editorColumns, poverty

By Alison Kentish NEW YORK, United States, Oct 15 2020 (IPS) – With extreme poverty (living on $1.90 a day) projected to rise for the first time in over 20 years, a new study has concluded that global poverty eradication…

Sold baby gets back mom, thanks to Aditmari UNO

October 10, 2020 Lutfun NaharBangladesh, poverty

A physically-challenged woman, who had to sell her newborn due to poverty, got back the baby with the help of the Aditmari Upazial Nirbahi Officer (UNO) on Friday.

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Baby sold to pay clinic bill returned to mother in Gaibandha

September 20, 2020 editorBangladesh, poverty

At the intervention of Law Minister Anisul Huq, the Gaibandha district administration on Sunday tracked down the newborn who was sold by his parents to meet bills of a private clinic, at Sadullapur Upazila and sent him to mother Anjula…

Baby sold, clinic bill, in Gaibandha, poverty, returned to mother, to pay

Tragic: Mother sells newborn to pay hospital bills

September 18, 2020 Lutfun NaharLead News, poverty

A woman, who gave birth at a clinic in Gaibandha, sold her baby for Tk 16,000 to foot her medical bills.

Lead news, Mother sells newborn, pay hospital bills, poverty, Tragic

World risks losing generation of children: Nobel Laureates

September 8, 2020 editorHealth, poverty

By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Sep 7 2020 (IPS) – The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the lives of millions of people worldwide, accounted for over 869,000 deaths, destabilised the global economy and triggered a marked rise in poverty and hunger…

generation, health, losing, Nobel laureates, of children, risks, world

100mn people may enter extreme poverty globally in 2020: UN

July 23, 2020 editorpoverty, World News

UN deputy chief Amina Mohammed has said as many as 100 million people are expected to be pushed back into extreme poverty in 2020, the first rise in global poverty since 1998.

100mn, economy, extreme poverty, Globally, in 2020, may enter, People, UN

Act now to avert unimaginable devastation: UN urges leaders

May 30, 2020 editorHealth, Lead News, poverty

By Samira Sadeque UNITED NATIONS, May 29 2020 (IPS) – Unless global leaders act now, the COVID-19 pandemic will cause unimaginable suffering and devastation around the world, the Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres said yesterday, May 28. He…

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Virus, Floods, Locusts put Somalia in Human Trafficking trap

May 29, 2020 editorCrime, Disasters, poverty

By Shafi’i Mohyaddin Abokar MOGADISHU, May 28 2020 (IPS) – While simultaneously suffering from the coronavirus pandemic, flooding and a locust crisis, Somalia, could well see a rise in the number of people who are susceptible to human trafficking.

Covid-19, Disasters, floods, human trafficking, in, Locusts put, Somalia, trap

PM launches cash disbursement for 5m poor families

May 14, 2020May 14, 2020 Lutfun NaharBangladesh, poverty

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday inaugurated the disbursement of Tk 1,250 crore cash aid for five million poor families hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.

5m poor families, Bangladesh, cash disbursement, launch, PM Hasina, poverty

63% coastal poor households borrow loan from local lenders

May 12, 2020May 12, 2020 Staff ReporterBangladesh, poverty

A recent survey finds that about 63% of coastal poor households have borrowed loan from local money lenders at high-interest rates  due to absent of institutional credit facilities. The survey also finds 57% of households are suffering from  food crisis…

Bangladesh, local lenders, poor households, poverty

Mitigate Covid-19 caused hunger surge before it is too late

May 1, 2020 editorHealth, Hunger, Lead News, poverty

By Marco V. Sánchez Cantillo ROME, Apr 28 2020 (IPS) – Many uncertainties haunt the world’s campaign to counter the COVID-19 pandemic, but one thing is now sure: Global economic activity will suffer greatly, with large-scale consequences for the incomes…

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In-work poverty in times of pandemic

April 27, 2020April 28, 2020 editorColumns, poverty

by Luca Ratti on 27th April 2020 @LucaRatti15 The coronavirus crisis is exacerbating in-work poverty in the EU—and a powerful raft of labour-market and welfare measures is needed for an adequate response.

economy, in times, In-work poverty, of pandemic, Opinion

GP, BRAC launch “Dakche Amar Desh” to support poor

April 25, 2020April 25, 2020 sub EditorBangladesh, poverty

Dhaka, April 25: Grameenphone and BRAC teaming up on Friday launched an initiative titled “Dakche Amar Desh” to stand beside the vulnerable and most affected people in this deadly COVID-19 gripped situation.

“Dakche Amar Desh”, Bangladesh, BRAC, GP, launch, Poor, support

Mother sells hair for Taka 180 ($2) to buy milk for baby

April 22, 2020April 22, 2020 editorBangladesh, poverty

Savar (Dhaka), April 22 – The nationwide shutdown aimed at curbing coronavirus has left her day-labourer husband jobless, leading their family, including her toddler, to starvation. As the family is new in the locality, no-one gave them any relief either.

Bangladesh, for baby, for Taka 180 ($2), Mother, poverty, sells hair, to buy milk

UNO office besieged in Brahmanbaria for relief

April 21, 2020 Lutfun NaharBangladesh, poverty

Several hundred people besieged the office of Sarail upazila nirbahi officer on Tuesday demanding relief.

Bangladesh, Brahmanbaria, poverty, relief, UNO office besieged

Europe’s social safety nets were not ready for the corona shock

April 21, 2020 editorColumns, poverty, Society

by Sarah Marchal and Ive Marx on 21st April 2020 @IveMarx The coronavirus crisis has punched a hole in Europe’s safety nets. But they were already frayed and urgent repairs are needed.

Columns, corona shock, economy, Europe’s, ready for, social safety nets, Society, the, were not

Govt spending must target inequalities, not bail out riches

April 20, 2020 editorFinance, Op-Ed, poverty

Geneva, 17 Apr (Kanaga Raja) – States need to invest massively in decreasing inequalities and poverty arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic, and not just bail out large corporations, banks and investors with no human rights or social conditions attached.

finance, Govt spending, inequalities, inequality, must target, not bail out, riches

Covid-19 crisis, crime, poverty: Need for social security

April 16, 2020 editorHealth, Op-Ed, poverty

By Hassanal Noor Rashid Global inequality and injustice have been heated topics and of deep social concern throughout human history. In January 2020, OXFAM (Oxford Committee for Famine Relief), a reputable confederation of charitable organisations, declared in a widely circulated…

Covid-19 crisis, Crime, health, Need for, Opinion, poverty, social security

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