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Food Prices & Poverty Posted: 4 months ago by kErObErOs32
The surge in food prices could push 100 million people into deeper poverty, World Bank President Robert B. Zoellick said at the International Monetary Fund-World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington.
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Unitus: Fighting Global Poverty by Empowering Women In Business Posted: 1 year ago by Zaahn
There are nearly 3 billion people living in extreme poverty around the world; 70% of the world's poorest are women and children. Limited schooling and lack of appropriate health education are just some of the chronic issues that are strongly correlated with high poverty rates in women. Help raise awareness by adding a Unitus banner to your website. Spread the word. Changing the world - one woman at a time.
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Child Poverty In Chicago Posted: 1 year ago by Bornbad
The past two years have seen a dramatic increase in poverty and its effects. One of these "effects" is hunger.(welcome to third world Amerika)
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Purity in Poverty Posted: 1 year ago by niceplime
I'm sorry to say this but this picture it's superb, I'm sorry because that little girl is obviously miserable.
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Priests blamed for poverty in Phillippines Posted: 3 months ago by doggylives
Roman Catholic clergy are telling Filipino faithful that "children are riches, and the more you have, the more blessed you are." But health officials and some politicians say that the Philippines has an overpopulation problem that condemns millions of children to poverty.
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Plans to privatize state welfare systems Posted: 5 months ago by ted
Because people living below the poverty line "deserve a break today".
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China's solution to poverty - hide it! Posted: 1 year ago by BrownTrout
Chinese officials are cleaning up the national image by building huge walls to block slums from the sight of commuters. Villagers call the walls an "official loincloth."
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The Cost Of Life Posted: 9 months ago by genkan
An educational game where you control the activities of a impoverished Haitian family trying to get by. It really taught me how cruel the poverty cycle can be.
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20/20: Freeloaders Posted: 4 months ago by JoshSF49
John Stossel digs deep into the poverty industry. Do these people really need help? Will these people actually take a job if offered?
Find out if your generosity is helping or hurting the homeless
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NY museum showcases low-cost solutions for world's poorest Posted: 1 year ago by suebe
A new breed of industrial designer is confronting Third World poverty with innovative products aimed at encouraging rural entrepreneurs.
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Mbeki warns against slavery in new guise Posted: 1 year ago by rambler
SA's Pres. Mbeki: Poverty in Africa is causing new slavery in Europe, and it's the developed world's fault. Quotes Karl Marx.
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Some Americans lack food, but USDA won't call them "hungry" Posted: 2 years ago by hypnotode
According to the UDSA, poverty-stricken millions merely have "very low food security".
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Clinton Raises Billions for World Issues Posted: 2 years ago by xxxxxpp
Bill Clinton raises a total of $7.3 billion in pledges to help reduce global warming and fight Third World poverty, disease and ethnic strife
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Muslim Clerics Accuse the West of Attempted Sterilizing Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
Poliomyelitis,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poliomyelitis as we all know, is a terrible crippling disease. It has been practically eliminated in the west, thanks to Jonas Salk.
Sadly, there are a group of Muslim clerics in India that are convincing their followers that the vaccine is a conspiracy by the west to sterilize their children.
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Food Bank Shelves Going Bare At Holidays Posted: 8 months ago by dollyllama
The reports from across the country are dismaying: Food pantries are running short and cannot meet the needs of all those seeking help.
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Filipino girl, 11, hangs herself in despair because her family was poor Posted: 10 months ago by AutumnLotus
Filled with despair at her poverty-stricken life in a shack, an 11-year-old girl wrote in a diary how she wished for new shoes and jobs for her parents – then slipped a rope around her neck and hanged herself.
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Congo child accused of sorcery Posted: 2 years ago by donteatpoop
Apparently it's a pretty common occurance over there. Tens of thousands of children on the streets, many of whom are accused of witchcraft.
Very sad.
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Walking for water – how far would you go? Posted: 2 years ago by cb__
For some, it's a full day's work.
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Oxfam Bring An End To Bad Gifts Posted: 9 months ago by pocksucket
Oxfam Unwrapped works like this - instead of buying unneeded gifts, instead buy something practical to be used in a third world country. Then you tell the person you would have bought the crappy gift for that you've done something good in their name.
And if you're still stuck on the notion of a crappy gift, you can buy a bag of manure.
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Who Are the Poor? Posted: 11 months ago by waggamandave
U.S.government statisticts tell us who the "poor" are.
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