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Many people know that the Federal Reserve sets interest rates in order to loan money to other banks so they can keep cash
flowing throughout the U.S. financial system. Mostly, this works great2008-05-09 09:09 -
- ACCION President to be Awarded 'Ellis Island Medal of Honor'
Maria Otero to be Recognized at Ellis Island Ceremony on May 10th
BOSTON, May 9 /PRNewswire/ -- ACCION(R) International, a pioneer and
leader in microfinance, today announced that its president and CEO, Maria
Otero, will be awarded the 'Ellis Island2008-05-09 08:50 -
- China starts plan against poverty, disease in Tibetan-inhabited area
CHENGDU, May 7 (Xinhua) -- China will start a five-year program to lift the Aba region in Sichuan Province out of poverty and reduce the incidence of an incurable endemic bone disease.
Maiwa Township in Hongyuan County, located in the2008-05-07 00:53 -
- Bid to curb Aba bone disease
CHINA will launch a five-year program to lift the Aba region in Sichuan Province out of poverty and reduce the incidence of an incurable endemic bone disease.
Maiwa Township in Hongyuan County, located in Aba Tibetan-Qiang Autonomous Prefecture,2008-05-08 04:01 -
- Bid to curb Aba bone disease
CHINA will launch a five-year program to lift the Aba region in Sichuan Province out of poverty and reduce the incidence of an incurable endemic bone disease.
Maiwa Township in Hongyuan County, located in Aba Tibetan-Qiang Autonomous Prefecture,2008-05-07 09:26 -
- India - a rising great power in 2008?
India continues to be the flavour of the year and the phrase
‘rising great power’ is heady praise for a one billion collective
that has yet to shed its colonial DNA. Hence any kind of accolade and
affirmation from the west in particular is2008-05-09 12:19 -
- Koirala stresses on poverty alleviation in South Asia
Mr Koirala said this while meeting with SAARC General Secretary Shree Kanta Sharma at his official residence at Baluwatar this morning.
''The Prime Minister also expressed commitment to extend all kinds of support to the SAARC countries on behalf of2008-04-28 09:34 -
- Africa urged to address deforestation and drought
Drought and deforestation are the greatest environmental challenges which pose a threat to poverty alleviation efforts in Africa and the rest of the developing world. Yet, they are neglected by many governments.
This came out of a United Nations2008-05-08 19:51 -
- Major steps to shield minors
Cuttack, May 9: Orissa government has launched a pilot programme in Cuttack to converge services and work towards a progressive elimination of child labour.
Orissa is one of the five states where the programme is being put to test under the National2008-05-09 14:07 -
- Koirala stresses on poverty alleviation in South Asia
...Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala today urged the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) to stress on poverty alleviation and infrastructure development. Mr Koirala said this while meeting with SAARC General Secretary Shree Kanta Sharma...2008-04-27 01:05 -
- Mobilizing National Savings to Buffer Economic Slowdown and Boost Growth
ANALYSIS
9 May 2008
Posted to the web 9 May 2008
Following several years of solid global growth, a combination of developments has cast a dark cloud over prospects for the remainder of 2008 and 2009.
These include the ongoing global credit crisis,2008-05-09 03:01 -
- Chinese gov't offers another 30 million yuan emergency aids to Myanmar
In view of the severe disaster in Myanmar, and as a sign of friendship from the Chinese government and people, Chinese government decided to offer another 30 million yuan worth of emergency aids for cyclone disaster relief and reconstruction work in2008-05-09 01:33 -
- Koirala stresses on poverty alleviation in South Asia
...Minister Girija Prasad Koirala today urged the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) to stress on poverty alleviation and infrastructure development. Mr Koirala said this while meeting with SAARC General Secretary Shree Kanta Sharma at...2008-04-27 01:23 -
- Assistant Country Director - Program
CARE is seeking an Assistant Country Director - Program for its Country Office in Rwanda.
The ACD-P is responsible for leading the program team in a challenging newly aligned strategic plan which the Country Office believes is an innovative approach to2008-05-07 03:37 -
- Space Subjects Set to Get Higher Priority
9 May 2008
Posted to the web 9 May 2008
The teaching of space science in Tanzania schools and colleges will be given special emphasis from now on, it was announced here yesterday.
The programme would be supported by the United Nations Educational,2008-05-09 02:17 -
- Do-Gooders 'Round the Globe
Last Friday I attended the mid-year meeting for the Clinton Global Initiative, a nonpartisan project of the William J. Clinton Foundation. In just two hours, President Clinton brought members up to speed with CGI goings-on and discussed outstanding2008-05-08 12:48 -
- Vote Congress to save Bangalore: PM
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday exhorted the electorate in this tech city of India to vote for the Congress and save this 'symbol of a new India' from 'opportunistic' parties whose governments had dented its global brand by neglecting its2008-05-08 05:31 -
- China offers further aid to cyclone-hit Myanmar
BEIJING, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government decided to offer another 30 million yuan (about 4.3 million U.S. dollars) worth of aid for cyclone disaster relief and reconstruction work in Myanmar, announced Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang2008-05-08 03:26 -
- Survey Reveals World's Most Oppressive Regimes
WASHINGTON -- A new survey by a democracy watchdog organization concludes that 90 countries respect a broad array of basic human rights and political freedoms, while 103 countries fail to some degree to observe standards of liberal democracy.
Eight2008-05-07 13:11 -
- Visa Launches New Corporate Responsibility Program
Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) today
launched its first corporate responsibility program at the Clinton Global
Initiative (CGI) mid-year meeting, where Visa was recognized as the first
CGI "commitment to action" of 2008.
The program, Visa's first as a public2008-05-01 16:00 -
- Survey Lists World's Most Repressive Regimes
WASHINGTON -- A new survey by a democracy watchdog organization concludes that 90 countries respect a broad array of basic human rights and political freedoms, while 103 countries fail to some degree to observe standards of liberal democracy.
Eight2008-05-07 13:09 -
- Survey Reveals World's Most Oppressive Regimes
WASHINGTON -- A new survey by a democracy watchdog organization concludes that 90 countries respect a broad array of basic human rights and political freedoms, while 103 countries fail to some degree to observe standards of liberal democracy.
Eight2008-05-07 13:11 -
- Survey Lists World's Most Repressive Regimes
WASHINGTON -- A new survey by a democracy watchdog organization concludes that 90 countries respect a broad array of basic human rights and political freedoms, while 103 countries fail to some degree to observe standards of liberal democracy.
Eight2008-05-07 13:09 -
- Survey Lists World's Most Repressive Regimes
WASHINGTON -- A new survey by a democracy watchdog organization concludes that 90 countries respect a broad array of basic human rights and political freedoms, while 103 countries fail to some degree to observe standards of liberal democracy.
Eight2008-05-07 13:09 -
- Survey Lists World's Most Repressive Regimes
WASHINGTON -- A new survey by a democracy watchdog organization concludes that 90 countries respect a broad array of basic human rights and political freedoms, while 103 countries fail to some degree to observe standards of liberal democracy.
Eight2008-05-07 13:09 -
- Survey Reveals World's Most Oppressive Regimes
WASHINGTON -- A new survey by a democracy watchdog organization concludes that 90 countries respect a broad array of basic human rights and political freedoms, while 103 countries fail to some degree to observe standards of liberal democracy.
Eight2008-05-07 13:11 -
- Survey Lists World's Most Repressive Regimes
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WASHINGTON -- A new survey by a democracy watchdog organization concludes that 90 countries respect a broad array of basic human rights and political freedoms, while 103 countries fail to some degree to2008-05-07 13:09 -
- Survey Lists World's Most Repressive Regimes
WASHINGTON -- A new survey by a democracy watchdog organization concludes that 90 countries respect a broad array of basic human rights and political freedoms, while 103 countries fail to some degree to observe standards of liberal democracy.
Eight2008-05-07 13:09 -
- Survey Lists World's Most Repressive Regimes
WASHINGTON -- A new survey by a democracy watchdog organization concludes that 90 countries respect a broad array of basic human rights and political freedoms, while 103 countries fail to some degree to observe standards of liberal democracy.
Eight2008-05-07 13:09 -
- Reporting Intern (2 positions)
Position:
Contract duration: 6 months
Location: Dushanbe, Tadjikistan
Starting date: Immediate
I. Background:
ACTED (Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development) is an independent international NGO based in Paris. It is a private and apolitical2008-05-06 21:08 -
- Brookings Event: The Impact and Future of AmeriCorps
Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 10:00 am -- 12:00 pm
The Brookings Institution, Saul/Zilkha Rooms, 1775 Massachusetts Ave,
NW, Washington, DC
WASHINGTON, May 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Since the launch of
AmeriCorps in 1994, more than a half million Americans2008-05-07 06:27 -
- Country to Benefit From Sh17 Trillion Fund
6 May 2008
Posted to the web 7 May 2008
UGANDA will benefit from a $10b (sh17 trillion) fund earmarked by the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) for Sub-Saharan Africa.
Announcing the upcoming foreign affairs ministers' meeting yesterday,2008-05-07 04:10 -
- Poverty is about people, not money
Many aspects of poverty alleviation work are foggy.
How people move in and out of poverty, how they measure successes, and how they raise their children are all aspects of understanding how best to help individuals move farther away from poverty. It is2008-05-08 03:03 -
- Donors pledge USD 11.3bn to ADB to tackle poverty!
Madrid, May 03: Donors to the Asian Development Bank have pledged $11.3 billion for the four years 2009 to 2012 to replenish the multi-lateral body's key poverty alleviation fund for Asia's poorest countries, the bank said on Friday.
The figure2008-05-03 00:00 -
- Strategic Planning Advisor to the Provincial Governor
JOB SUMMARY:
The position is for 6 month which will form part of a core group aimed at strengthening provincial planning processes in Bamyan. Its objective is to develop and deliver a comprehensive profile of Bamyan province, in close consultation with2008-05-06 21:07 -
- Gijima KZN Spending Hits Record High
5 May 2008
Posted to the web 5 May 2008
The KwaZulu-Natal Gijima development initiative - meant to stimulate economic activity in the province has reported paying out its largest batch of funding for any quarter to date since its inception in2008-05-05 03:12 -
- Conflicts Displace Over 5,000 People
6 May 2008
Posted to the web 6 May 2008
The Executive Director of the Africa Peace Building Club, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), Salam Ramani, has disclosed that more than 5,000 people have been displaced, in the three northern regions, as a2008-05-06 08:43 -
- Women's Projects Get Assistance
5 May 2008
Posted to the web 5 May 2008
A major poverty alleviation project targeting women is underway in Zanzibar.
Research findings indicate that up to 80 per cent of them were illiterate and unaware of their social economic rights.
The four-year2008-05-05 01:54 -
- Donors pledge $11.3 bln to ADB to tackle poverty
MADRID: Donors to the Asian
Development Bank have pledged $11.3 billion for the four years 2009 to 2012 to
replenish the multi-lateral body's key poverty alleviation fund for Asia's
poorest countries, the bank said on Friday. The figure marks a 602008-05-02 12:24 -
- Reporting Intern
Position:
Contract duration: 6 months
Location: Pakistan
Starting date: June 2008
I. Background:
ACTED (Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development) is an independent international NGO based in Paris. It is a private and apolitical non-profit2008-05-05 22:19 -
- brief....
Qaim links industrialisation to poverty alleviation Karachi Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has said that promoting industrial2008-05-04 16:03 -
- ADB to help nations fighting global food price crisis
AFP, Madrid
The Asian Development Bank on Saturday promised financial help for nations fighting the global food price crisis and attacked plans for a rice cartel.
Loans will help countries subsidise the price of food staples for the poor, ADB2008-05-04 10:02 -
- Lotto back to winning ways
Johannesburg - It's been a tough six months of lean and mean budgets for Gidani, the new national lottery operator.
The resilience displayed during the difficult months has, however, begun to bear fruit.
The company put together for the special purpose2008-05-04 05:34 -
- Asian Development Bank pledges aid to poorest of Asia-Pacific nations
The Asian Development Bank on Saturday called for immediate action from global governments to combat soaring food prices and pledged fresh financial aid to help feed the poorest nations in the Asia-Pa...2008-05-03 22:24 -
- Zuma supporters disrupt ANCWL conference
Dressed in the black, green and gold colours of the ANC, about 90% of the 155 delegates sang pro-Zuma songs and would at times interrupt speakers, bursting out in song or simply howling.
This was much to the irritation of a member of the electoral2008-05-05 07:35 -
- Asian Development Bank pledges aid to poorest of Asia-Pacific nations
MADRID: The Asian Development Bank on Saturday called for immediate action from global governments to combat soaring food prices and pledged fresh financial aid to help feed the poorest nations in the Asia-Pacific region.
"The food crisis calls for2008-05-03 20:01 -
- Asian Development Bank Warns On Food, Pledges Aid
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced emergency funding to help poor countries struggling with increasing food prices. At its annual meeting in Madrid, the bank has also warned that soaring...2008-05-04 06:47 -
- Drinking Keeping Kumi Poor - LC5 Chief
4 May 2008
Posted to the web 5 May 2008
OVER-consumption of alcohol is hampering the prosperity-for-all scheme in Kumi, the district chairman has said. Ismail Orot said most residents begin drinking as early as 7:00am, shunning productive2008-05-05 05:37 -
- Social Welfare to aid poor
THE Department of Social Welfare is looking at ways to help the poor given the rising cost of food items and fuel.
Interim Social Welfare and Health Minister Dr Jiko Luveni said she could understand the difficulties poor people and low income earners2008-04-29 10:54 -
- Bill Clinton Has 1,000 Pledges To Aid World
US: May 5, 2008 NEW YORK - Bill Clinton's philanthropic summit has spurred nearly 1,000 commitments in the past three years from business, non-profit and government leaders that aim to improve the l...2008-05-04 17:47 -
- Commonwealth to Help Country Set Up Free Trade Zone
30 April 2008
Posted to the web 30 April 2008
The proposed trade zone is in line with Botswana's National Development Plan of Action, which aims to generate more employment, stimulate local business development, and contribute to poverty alleviation2008-04-30 03:03 -
- Soaring food prices in focus as Asian Development Bank meets
MADRID - Growing concerns over soaring food prices which threaten to push millions deeper into poverty overshadowed the start of the Asian Development Bank annual meeting here Saturday.2008-05-03 04:10 -
- New Article
NEW
DELHI: Congress is set to take the tough call on sub-categorization of Dalits as
lobbying within the party has intensified with Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S
Rajasekhara Reddy losing no time in pushing the Prime Minister for quick action
on2008-05-04 13:09 -
- Nepal urges S Asian co-op association to focus on poverty alleviation
...Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala on Sunday urged the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) to focus on poverty alleviation and infrastructure development. At a meeting with SAARC General Secretary Shree Kanta Sharma in the premier's...2008-04-27 19:44 -
- Nepal urges S Asian co-op association to focus on poverty alleviation
...Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala on Sunday urged the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) to focus on poverty alleviation and infrastructure development. At a meeting with SAARC General Secretary Shree Kanta Sharma in the premier's...2008-04-27 19:27 -
- 'Now I belong to the great Indian family'
It's an
honour that's been 20 years in the making. Author, journalist and activist
Dominique Lapierre is all set to receive the Padma Bhushan from President
Pratibha Patil on Monday. He is getting the award for his over two-decade-long
social work2008-05-03 13:13 -
- Pachauri among 1,000 people to join Clinton's initiative
NEW YORK: Bill Clintons philanthropic summit has spurred nearly 1,000 commitments in the past three years from business, non-profit and government leaders that aim to improve the lives of 200 million of the worlds poor.
In a mid-year update of his2008-05-03 07:57 -
- Nepal urges S Asian co-op association to focus on poverty alleviation
KATHMANDU, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Nepali Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala on Sunday urged the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) to focus on poverty alleviation and infrastructure development.
At a meeting with SAARC2008-04-27 00:48 -
- Asian Development Bank to help provide food price relief
MADRID: The Asian Development Bank will provide a sizeable amount in budgetary support to nations affected by the spike in food prices that is2008-05-03 16:18 -
- Bill Clinton has 1,000 pledges to aid world`s poor!
New York, May 03: Bill Clinton`s philanthropic summit has spurred nearly 1,000 commitments in the past three years from business, non-profit and government leaders that aim to improve the lives of 200 million of the world`s poor.
In a mid-year2008-05-03 00:00 -
- RBI asks banks to streamline grievance redressal system
Mumbai, May 2 The Reserve Bank of India has asked banks to ensure that a suitable mechanism exists for receiving and addressing complaints from its customers / constituents with specific emphasis on resolving such complaints fairly and expeditiously2008-05-02 13:45 -
- RBI asks banks to speed up complaint redressal
MUMBAI:
To improve banking services, the Reserve Bank on Friday asked all banks to put
in place a proper mechanism to expeditiously address customers
grievances.
"Banks are advised
to ensure that a suitable mechanism exists for receiving and2008-05-02 10:21 -
- Video: Making the Case for Inclusive Business in Latin America
The WBCSD-SNV Alliance recently released a fantastic video introducing their work in the promotion of inclusive business models across Latin America.
Besides profiling interesting models that bridge the interests of MNCs and the base of the pyramid,2008-05-02 06:32 -
- Price 'Anguish' Ahead
1 May 2008
Posted to the web 2 May 2008
As the price of rice, bread and petrol increases in the next few weeks, economists have warned South Africans to brace themselves as the country heads for difficult times.
Economists said tough times lay ahead2008-05-02 03:59 -
- Africa: India-Africa Summit
EDITORIAL
2 May 2008
Posted to the web 2 May 2008
An impressive number of African delegations attended the first India-Africa Summit recently convened in Delhi by the government of India. Although China similarly attempted to strengthen its economic2008-05-02 02:25 -
- Is SA in a disaster zone?
Van Aardt said that this would need to be "managed very well to ensure that it does not become a disaster".
Morne Oosthuizen, of UCT, said poor households will come under "extreme pressure", while "many middle-class households will struggle2008-05-01 23:32 -
- Study Says Africa's 'Gray' Economy Helps Fight Poverty
...to simplify the procedures for taxation," she said. Jeetun was one of several speakers advocating deregulation as a key to poverty alleviation across Africa. They pointed to statistics showing a sharp decline in the formal sector during the 1990s, when more...2008-04-24 15:22 -
- SADC Conference On Poverty a Success - Pohamba
...Mauritius on Monday. He said it was a very impressive coming-together to discuss climate change, the food problem and poverty alleviation in the region. "We will not have development in the region unless we reduce poverty," said the Namibian Head of State,...2008-04-23 04:28 -
- Bee Stings and Poverty
Last night I read a good piece in the interesting Aguanomics blog. It comes from a recent article related to "The Persistence of Poverty: Why the Economics of the Well-Off Can't Help the Poor" a book by Charles H. Karelis.
I found it2008-04-23 07:59 -
- Pervaiz says we believe in resolving crises
LAHORE OPPOSITION leader in National Assembly Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has said the Pakistan Muslim League believes in resolving crises instead2008-04-30 16:00 -
- Economic revolution next, say Maoists
Kathmandu: Maoist leaders have reiterated that the country will see an economic revolution in the coming 10 years. They met senior World Bank officials on Tuesday and discussed their economic plans and the ways in which the Bank can provide ...2008-04-30 12:02 -
- Programme Manager
JOB TITLE:
BASE LOCATION: Blantyre, Malawi
DIVISION/ PURPOSE: International Programme Department is:
- to contribute to the process of global poverty alleviation and
- to strengthen IR global work through the provision of technical support in2008-04-30 12:16 -
- Food price plan tabled
In noting the report, the Cabinet urged the committee to ensure that the proposed interventions focused on providing a safety net to the poor.
It also asked that the measures be designed to strengthen existing poverty alleviation programmes such as2008-04-30 10:04 -
- Food Strategy
EDITORIAL
30 April 2008
Posted to the web 30 April 2008
AGRICULTURE and Land Affairs Minister Lulu Xingwana's decision that SA would not curb grain exports to cap domestic food prices is precisely the right one. The only way to resist demand-driven2008-04-29 22:43 -
- China: The Green Olympics and an Actress as UN Eco Ambassador.
Dan Beekman at “Blogging Beijing” gives a roundup of Beijing's environmental problems and its hopes. He interviews NGO and student leaders about the Green Olympics, one of the three themes of this year's Games. He 's also recently interviewed Mr. Wu2008-04-29 19:46 -
- Farmers, herdsmen beneficiaries of Tibetan development
Tibetan farmers and herdsmen were better-off on the whole in 2007 and, by 2010, their average income is expected to reach the medium level among their peers in other provinces and autonomous region across China. Then, how the Party and government has2008-05-08 22:59 -
- Sindh CM seeks formation of CCI
KHAIRPUR: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah said on Saturday he had prevailed upon the prime minister for the formation of the Council of2008-04-26 16:56 -
- 'Why Govt Set Up Security Outfit'
...in the areas of health, sports and youths development, agriculture, works, women affairs and social development, education, poverty alleviation etc. In the health sector, Adamu said that the State Government has upgraded the Zaria , Kafanchan, Barau Dikko...2008-04-28 02:19 -
- Bangladesh: Symposium on poverty and social protection
...the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) could also play a leading role. One of the pillars of SAARC is poverty alleviation. The right to social protection is enshrined in the SAARC Social Charter, said Director of Social Affairs at SAARC,...2008-04-21 13:45 -
- MPs: Develop regions which are backward
New Delhi, April 28: Members in the Lok Sabha on Monday made a strong plea for greater thrust on development of backward regions as also lowering excise duties for making Indian exports competitive in the face of an aggressive China.
Participating in2008-04-28 11:10 -
- I will not quit politics: Hasina
She said, although she had been asked to quit politics, she would not do so. Her declaration came while she was talking to her counsels at Dhaka Divisional Judge's special court located at Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban complex yesterday.
Hasina was produced2008-04-28 09:42 -
- UNWTO to UNCTAD Conference: "More Support for Sustainable Tourism Needed"
Tourism offers the only sustainable development opportunity to many developing and least developed countries. Consequently, UNWTO advocates the reinforcement of this sector's role in assistance programmes and projects by mainstreaming tourism into2008-04-27 16:08 -
- We Need Cash Backing to Fight Poverty - JIC Member
...member of NAPEP Joint Implementation Committee (JIC), Alhaji Abba Kale, has said that microfinance bodies, involved in poverty alleviation scheme, needed cash backing to succeed. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that NAPEP has set up the JIC in various...2008-04-21 04:31 -
- IGA-II takes wings
...aspects of poverty alleviation from a variety of vantage points. The essays explore the reach and effectiveness of poverty alleviation strategies such as empowering the poor to become wage earners and consumers. The magazine has articles by strategic thinkers...2008-04-22 06:45 -
- ILO Director-General Calls for Strong Support for Social Dialogue
PRESS RELEASE
25 April 2008
Posted to the web 25 April 2008
In an address at the headquarters of the African Union, the Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Mr. Juan Somavia, called today for a stronger commitment to2008-04-25 07:36 -
- Governor Exhorts Camccul to Fight Loan Delinquency
...of the Cameroon Cooperative Credit Union League, Musa Shey Nfor, and his team for the successful implementation of the poverty alleviation strategy at the grassroots. He said CAMCCUL's weakness and strengths experienced over the years have served as a solid...2008-04-25 11:30 -
- BoT's Projection is Shocking News
...of investment in agriculture, the mainstay of the economy. In a paper he presented to the 13th meeting of Research on Poverty Alleviation (Repoa) in Dar es Salaam, Prof Ndulu was pessimistic about fast growth in the agricultural sector due to poor investment....2008-04-25 05:38 -
- Shimla to be slum free by 2009
...Kapoor, who called on Union Urban Employment and Poverty Alleviation Minister Selja Kumari in Nirman Bhawan at New Delhi today, said 636 housing units would be constructed at a cost of Rs 18.26 crore for poor people under ''basic services to urban poor'' scheme. He...2008-04-25 08:35 -
- Country to Celebrate It's 14th Democratic Freedom Day
...of government's priorities to formalise the informal settlements and meet the goals of economic growth, job creation and poverty alleviation. By the end of the 1998 financial year, over 500 000 houses had been built or were under construction, and over a million...2008-04-25 02:53 -
- Microcredit hardly a solution for the poor
... Friday, April 18, 2008 LAHORE: Poverty alleviation experts warn that tackling poverty through microcredit alone would not yield desired results, poor communities need to be mobilised to remove factors that promote poverty. They said empowering the poor...2008-04-17 16:23 -
- Ukrainian expert: Poverty reduction marks China's progress in human rights
... BEIJING, April 21 (Xinhua) -- A Ukrainian expert on human rights on Monday praised China's achievements in poverty alleviation, saying that illustrated a new way for solving human rights problem. Nina Karpachova, Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner...2008-04-21 04:35 -
- Nigeria: IMF Cautions FG Against Reckless Spending
...significantly, medium term prospects for non-oil growth would likely deteriorate, to the detriment of development and poverty alleviation efforts," it said The IMF asked the Federal Government to enter into strategic alliance with the states to redirect spendings...2008-04-21 02:42 -
- China in Africa
...to Africa by 2009. Western development aid is still mostly used to push donors' commercial interests, rather than poverty alleviation; much Chinese aid to Africa is likewise tied to business deals. But China is widening access to its markets for African products...2008-04-24 01:52 -
- William Gumede: A glimpse of African tigers
...to Africa by 2009. Western development aid is still mostly used to push donors' commercial interests, rather than poverty alleviation; much Chinese aid to Africa is likewise tied to business deals. But China is widening access to its markets for African products...2008-04-23 15:10 -
- Indonesian president orders to prevent illegal rice exports
...quoted the president as saying in Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan province on Thursday at the launching of a rural poverty alleviation program. The president said he had instructed all cabinet ministers and provincial government officials to put off...2008-04-24 02:19 -
- UK to provide £ 30 million in aid to Pakistan
...two countries would continue during next 10 years. Aid given by the British government would be utilized in areas like Poverty Alleviation, Economic Stability, Education and Health. Ishaq Dar thanked the British government for extending the aid to Pakistan. Got...2008-04-24 01:20 -
- Gordon Brown branded a loser at PMQs
Full coverage of UK politics
This was the most humiliating Prime Minister's questions for Gordon Brown since taking over at Number Ten. As David Cameron observed: "Isn't it the case that the Labour party has finally worked out that they've got a loser,2008-04-23 05:37 -
- UNWTO to UNCTAD Conference: More Support for Sustainable Tourism
APRIL 23, 2008. Tourism offers the only sustainable development opportunity to many developing and least developed countries. Consequently, UNWTO advocates the reinforcement of this sectors role in assistance programmes and projects by mainstreaming2008-04-24 09:22 -
- To spur growth, take SMEs to rural India
...in non-farm activities without affecting the agricultural output. The linking factor between economic development and poverty alleviation in any Economy is employment generation. As a greater proportion of the rural people in India is below the poverty line,...2008-04-17 12:44 -
- People's 'prince' caught in storm
...country, vociferous Congress members shot back saying the BJP only had armchair politicians who paid lip service to poverty alleviation. Here is a young leader who dares to eat and sleep with the underprivileged to espouse their cause, they said, alluding...2008-04-21 13:54 -
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