Tag:Poverty
Civil society
Richest 98 Indians own the same wealth as the bottom 55.2 crore people: Oxfam
The richest 98 Indians own the same wealth as the bottom 552 million people, the India supplement of Oxfam's Inequality Kills report of 2022...
COVID-19
Surviving on a diet of rice, oil and beans – and hunger, insecurities and COVID-19
Squatters on the outskirts of Myanmar’s capital city, Yangon, juggle their need for food with the fear of eviction. Their existence get yet further...
COVID-19
Slowdown due to COVID-19 expected to carry on into next year says UN report
A UN report alludes to the 240,000 lives stolen by the COVID-19 delta wave in India and warns that the global economic recovery is...
Civil society
The straw that broke Kazakhstan’s back
The three-day reign of terror in Zhanaozen, Kazakhstan, is one of the darkest pages in the country’s three decades since independence. Afraid of even...
COVID-19
A fast-spreading pandemic has reduced an additional 100 million people into poverty
Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals will be a challenge as the COVID-19 pandemic has been singled out as the primary reason for a rise...
COVID-19
COVID-19 And Military Coup Result in Poverty; Impact Food Consumption In Myanmar
An United Nations study estimates that in a worst-case scenario, almost half the population of Myanmar could slide below the poverty line by 2022....
Governance
Private Players Enter India’s Ayushman Bharat Jan Arogya Yojna Health Insurance Scheme
Two private players been enrolled to conduct desk medical audits as part of the Jan Arogya Yojana, India's prestigious public health insurance project. The...
Child Rights
The future of an entire generation hangs in the balance
COVID-19 has upended our world, threatening our health, destroying economies and livelihoods, and deepening poverty and inequalities. It also created the single largest disruption...
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Developing Asia and the Pacific Unprepared for Challenges of Aging Population
The number of people aged 60 and older in developing Asia and the Pacific is set to nearly double...
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WTO and ADB Strengthen Collaboration for Sustainable Economic Growth
The WTO is the only global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations. At its heart...
Indian Meteorological Department Releases Weather Forecast for the First Week of May
Heat wave to severe heat wave conditions likely to continue over East India till 2 May and over south...
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Developing Asia and the Pacific Unprepared for Challenges of Aging Population
The number of people aged 60 and older in...
WTO and ADB Strengthen Collaboration for Sustainable Economic Growth
The WTO is the only global international organization dealing...
