Increasing disease and humanitarian strain in Gaza amid aid shortages

New UNICEF report reveals severe child food poverty amid world crises

The report warned that millions of children under five have difficulty accessing nutritious and diverse diets necessary for developmental growth and that food prices and living costs have hit record-high levels as countries continue to recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. UNICEF Nutrition Specialist, Harriet Torlesse – who was also a lead writer…

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Amazon, DoorDash, Walmart, trapping workers in poverty: UN rights expert

Amazon, DoorDash, Walmart, trapping workers in poverty: UN rights expert

In separate letters to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, DoorDash CEO Tony Xu and Walmart CEO Doug McMillon, the UN-appointed independent expert on extreme poverty and human rights, Olivier De Schutter, requested a response to reports of inadequate pay, aggressive union-busting tactics, and the misclassification of workers as “independent contractors”, intentionally depriving them of traditional employment benefits such as…

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500 still missing following Afghanistan earthquake, say UN aid teams

World News in Brief: 500 million heading into extreme poverty, Afghanistan quake latest, Darfur deaths mount

Marking the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, Mr. Guterres pointed out that nearly 700 million people are living on less than $2.15 per day and over a billion don’t have access to basic needs like food, water, health care and education. Billions more lack sanitation and access to energy, jobs, housing and social safety…

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Success in saving the lives of more than 7 lakh children through financial assistance in poverty

Success in saving the lives of more than 7 lakh children through financial assistance in poverty

Money for Health projects in Latin America have saved the precious lives of nearly seven million children. Photo: File Ecuador: Financial assistance to disadvantaged families in the poorest countries has saved the lives of approximately 739,919 children over two decades. Thus, an important aspect of financial assistance to poor countries has come to the fore,…

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Rapid poverty reduction in some countries, data missing in many others

Rapid poverty reduction in some countries, data missing in many others

According to the updated global Multidimensional Poverty Index, revealed on Tuesday by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the Poverty and Human Development Initiative at the University of Oxford, progress was seen in India, where 415 million people exited poverty in just 15 years, as well as in China (69 million) and Indonesia (8 million). “As we reach the mid-point…

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