Tag: Poverty
Here’s How Many People COVID-19 Could Push into Poverty
COVID-19 is likely to push between 88 and 115 million people into extreme poverty, according to the Poverty and Shared Prosperity Report 2020.
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Does Money Affect Children’s Outcomes
Poorer children have worse cognitive, social-behavioural and health outcomes because they are poor, and not just because poverty is correlated with other household and...
62 People Own Same Wealth as Half the World
Runaway inequality has created a world where 62 people own as much as the poorest half of the world’s population – a figure that...
No School for Kids from Low-income Families in UAE
This academic year, a number of new and modern schools opened doors in the UAE, ready or still in the process of preparation to...
World’s Poverty Rates Drop Rapidly
Some of the poorest countries in the world are becoming less poor, according to new report by Oxford University’s Poverty and Human Development Initiative....
Video and Print Contest: ONE Thing We Agree On
Istockphoto.com is partnering with ONE.org for a video and print contest called ONE Thing We Agree On. They are looking for video and...
Poverty and widening inequality reach record highs
According to a recent survey of poverty, the ranks of those classified as poor remained at record highs in 2011. What is more, the...