Canadian aboriginal chief decries child poverty
Canadian aboriginal children are being raised in "extreme poverty," the nation's top chief lamented Monday, two decades after parliament voted unanimously to eradicate child poverty.
AFP via Yahoo! News,
Mon Nov 23 08:33:11 PST 2009
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U.N. adds "energy poverty" to climate debate
Development officials say almost half the world's population lacks modern fuels to cook or heat or any electricity, and insist negotiators must address that "energy poverty" as part of any ...
Denver Post,
Tue Nov 24 00:27:30 PST 2009
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B.C.'s child poverty rate highest in Canada for six years in a row: report
VANCOUVER, B.C. - A youth advocacy group says B.C.'s child poverty rate remains the highest in Canada for the sixth year in a row and it's time the provincial government took action.
The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News,
Tue Nov 24 03:27:00 PST 2009
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Promises to end child poverty easier than progress
Erica Vergara was born into a struggling immigrant family three months after federal MPs unanimously resolved to end child poverty by 2000.
Toronto Star,
Tue Nov 24 01:39:49 PST 2009
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UN chief urges intensified efforts to curb poverty in Africa
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday called on African leaders and donors to make intensified efforts to fight against poverty in Africa. The secretary-general made the appeal as he s...
People's Daily,
Tue Nov 24 00:51:22 PST 2009
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Worst performer on child poverty needs to take action: report
B.C. needs to follow the lead of six other provinces and adopt a clear plan for reducing child poverty if it hopes to shed its reputation as the worst performer in the country, says a repor...
Vancouver Sun,
Tue Nov 24 00:28:07 PST 2009
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MP's call to fight poverty
Wigan MP Neil Turner is urging people to back a promise to fight global poverty. (24/11/2009 09:35:27)
wigantoday.net,
Tue Nov 24 01:48:06 PST 2009
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How to end child poverty: Tax the rich
Why have others nearly wiped out child poverty, but Canada has not?
The Globe and Mail,
Tue Nov 24 02:24:55 PST 2009
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Halifax filmmaker turns lens on child poverty
Halifax filmmaker Nance Ackerman is screening her most recent documentary, Four Feet Up, across Canada on Tuesday to mark the 20th anniversary of Canada's promise to end child poverty.
CBC.ca,
Mon Nov 23 10:24:16 PST 2009
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B.C. continues dismal child poverty rate: report
B.C. needs to follow the lead of six other provinces and adopt a clear plan for reducing child poverty if it hopes to shed its reputation as the worst performer in the country, says a repor...
Vancouver Sun,
Mon Nov 23 17:24:21 PST 2009
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Officials seek solutions to Lexington students living in poverty
By DAVID BODENHEIMER The Dispatch Statistics released by the U.S. Census Bureau show that over 30 percent of students who attend Lexington City Schools live in poverty. The 2008 data from t...
The Lexington Dispatch,
Mon Nov 23 14:08:08 PST 2009
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Gambia : Women's Poverty is Our Greatest Concern -President Jammeh
The Gambian leader, His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya AJJ Jammeh. has reiterated the need to empower African women saying the greatest scourge facing the continent is poverty.
AllAfrica.com,
Mon Nov 23 08:15:12 PST 2009
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U.S. Census figures on poverty in local school districts
See how your school district fared on the U.S. Census Bureau's income and poverty estimates at TheCalifonrian.com/Poverty2008.
The Salinas Californian,
Mon Nov 23 12:06:06 PST 2009
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1 in 4 kids in poverty
One in four children in Grant County are living in poverty, and local officials say it takes the entire community to curb the numbers.
Chronicle-Tribune,
Mon Nov 23 22:33:20 PST 2009
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Woman's club donates water buffalo, chickens to poverty-stricken people
HIGH SPRINGS -- The effect of donations to the High Springs New Century Woman
The High Springs Herald,
Mon Nov 23 09:53:48 PST 2009
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Anti-poverty group Christian Aid to axe up to 90 jobs as cash donations fall
Fears that African projects may be downsized as charity makes urgent cost savings Christian Aid, one of the world's most important anti-poverty campaign groups, is set to cut 20% of its UK ...
Guardian Unlimited,
Mon Nov 23 04:59:16 PST 2009
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9% growth needed to eradicate poverty: Manmohan
WASHINGTON: Ahead of his talks with the US President, Mr Barack Obama, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, on Monday said India needs a growth rate of eight to nine per cent to industria...
The Hindu,
Sun Nov 22 21:44:09 PST 2009
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Census: one in five Chico students come from families in poverty
Newly released estimates from the U.S. Census bureau say roughly one in five Chico schoolchildren come from "families in poverty.
Chico Enterprise-Record,
Mon Nov 23 00:25:32 PST 2009
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PM pitches for dual use technology to end poverty
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said India needs a growth rate of eight to nine per cent to industrialise and get rid of chronic poverty and pitched for transfer of dual use technol...
rediff.com,
Sun Nov 22 20:25:03 PST 2009
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