UN researchers criticize UN anti-poverty plan U.N. researchers have criticized their own organization's 15-year strategy for fighting world poverty and hunger. The Geneva-based U.N. Research Institute for Social Development says the global body is ignoring the role of employment and equality in wealth creation, particularly in developing nations. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:23:24 -0700

UN researchers criticize its anti-poverty plan The United Nations is ignoring the critical role of jobs and income equality in its 15-year strategy to fight world poverty and hunger -- to the detriment of developing nations, the world body's own researchers said in a surprising critique released Friday. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:51:47 -0700

UN anti-poverty plan criticised GENEVA - UN RESEARCHERS have criticised their own organisation's 15-year strategy for fighting world poverty and hunger. The Geneva-based UN Research Institute for Social Development says the global body is ignoring the role of employment and equality in wealth creation, particularly in developing nations. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:12:33 -0700

World › Celebrities join push for U.N. drive against extreme poverty The United Nations said Wednesday that actors, singers, athletes and other celebrities are joining the push for action against extreme poverty, hunger and disease. The… Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:26:35 -0700

The Good Garden Helps Kids Understand World Hunger and the Challenge of Food Security Stories about poverty and famine are often in the news. В Can one person make a difference? A new children's book, The Good Garden: How One Family Went from Hunger to Having Enough , gives kids a way to understand these stories and learn how they can help. В Written by author and non-profit consultant Katie Smith Milway, the book raises kids' awareness of the important global issue of food ... Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:30:00 -0700

World Vision sees spike in corporate giving in aftermath of Haiti quake Since the devastating earthquake in Haiti in January World Vision says it has witnessed a notable increase in corporate donations and interest in disaster relief from a host of companies Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:04:02 -0700

World Food Program, Poverty Alleviation Fund join hands to fight poverty in Nepal The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) and the Poverty Alleviation Fund (PAF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding and formed a strategic alliance to alleviate poverty and food insecurity in the Mid to Far-Western Hill and Mountain regions of Nepal. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:09:23 -0700

UN criticises its own MDGs The UN is ignoring the critical role of jobs and income equality in its 15-year strategy to fight world poverty, say a UN agency in a surprising critique. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:09:11 -0700

'Resources, policies, leadership key for anti-poverty goals' New York, Sep 2 : Countries can make headway on slashing hunger, poverty and a host of other socio-economic ills over the next five years, the head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said on Wednesday, stressing three essential elements for progress. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:40:25 -0700

Small global taxes would make a big difference for world's 'bottom billion' Do you know the realities of today’s world? A billion people don’t have access to drinking water; a billion people suffer from hunger; nearly one million people die each year of malaria, 1.3 million of tuberculosis, and 2 million of AIDS; and poverty keeps some 72 million children out of school and prevents them from realizing their potential. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:45:46 -0700