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Local men awarded for work fighting poverty

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Local men awarded for work fighting poverty : By LIZ MARKHLEVSKAYA BARRINGTON — Two men who are taking a stand against poverty and corruption were awarded for their global work on Nov. 26. Marian Noronha and Duncan Watkinson were given the "Karmaveer Puraskaar" award for social justice and ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | English |

ECOWAS Meets On Economic Partnership Agreement

ECOWAS Meets On Economic Partnership Agreement The ultimate goal of a partnership with the European Union is to integrate the ECOWAS Region into the world economy, reduce poverty and improve trade within the borders of the sub-region. The President of the Economic Community of West African States ...

Child poverty threatens Lesotho's future SOS Children

Child poverty threatens Lesotho's future SOS Children : A sick economy, Aids pandemic and crippling poverty leaves little hope for Lesotho's children, one in four of whom are orphaned.

YMCA recognizes peacemakers

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YMCA recognizes peacemakers : OAKVILLE BEAVER - A former child soldier who lived through the horrors of the Great War of Africa wants people... The YMCA of Oakville recognized two young women for their active commitment to making the world a better place at its Community Breakfast ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | English |

Understanding the Dynamics of Poverty in South Africa and ...

Understanding the Dynamics of Poverty in South Africa and ... : Presentation: Understanding the Dynamics of Poverty in South Africa and Governments Response By: Mastoera Sadan (Presidency) You are kindly invited to a ...

Namibia: Geingob Urges Investors to Reduce Gap Between Haves and Have-Nots

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Namibia: Geingob Urges Investors to Reduce Gap Between Haves and Have-Nots : "You can't redistribute poverty ," Geingob said at the Namibia International Investment Forum, urging investors to take Government's hand in narrowing the gap between the haves and the have-nots. "Don't just try and make profit and run. ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | English |

Ghana: Biotechnology to Improve Agriculture

Ghana: Biotechnology to Improve Agriculture Crop production in Ghana is largely rain-fed and the country says with the increasing land degradation and low levels of irrigation, climate change could significantly reverse the little progress being made towards poverty eradication and food security ...

Italian-Mozambican partnership to refurbish rainwater drainage system in ...

Italian-Mozambican partnership to refurbish rainwater drainage system in ... The municipal spokesman also told Macauhub that funding was secured by the Millennium Challenge Account – Moçambique, a US federal government project that aims to reduce poverty in four provinces of northern Mozambique : Cabo Delgado, Niassa, ...

AfDB Says Fighting Corruption and Poverty in Africa Go Together

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AfDB Says Fighting Corruption and Poverty in Africa Go Together : Cutting corruption and reducing poverty in Africa go hand-in-hand, the African Development Bank (AfDB) maintained at an anti-corruption meeting recently in Namibia . At the Ninth Southern Africa Forum Against Corruption (SAFAC) Annual General Meeting in ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | English |

Zimbabwe: Democracy Private Limited

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Zimbabwe: Democracy Private Limited : Those who support Morgan Tsvangirai genuinely believe that with his leadership Zimbabweans will by definition part company with poverty and unemployment. There is this portrayal of Tsvangirai as a good man in a bad world, and the man encourages the ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | English |

Ethiopia's crackdown 'a threat to democracy'

Ethiopia's crackdown 'a threat to democracy' Most Ethiopian are cooperating to fight poverty and support good governance," he said. Bereket added this year's arrests are in response to legitimate threats from both inside Ethiopia , and not as means to stifle dissent. ...

The Policies for Reducing Income Inequality and Poverty in South ...

The Policies for Reducing Income Inequality and Poverty in South ... : Trends in inequality, poverty , and redistribution in post-apartheid South Africa have received intense attention especially in terms of measuring inequality and poverty levels and the proximate causes of these levels. We review this literature ...

Kenya: Poor State of Mental Healthcare

Kenya: Poor State of Mental Healthcare : Widespread poverty is also a factor, said Njenga. Mama Naima* told IRIN that a lack of money to take her 22-year-old son for specialized treatment had forced her to rely on traditional herbal concoctions. The provision of mental health services is a ...

AfDB Says Fighting Corruption and Poverty in Africa Go Together

AfDB Says Fighting Corruption and Poverty in Africa Go Together : Cutting corruption and reducing poverty in Africa go hand-in-hand, the African Development Bank (AfDB) maintained at an anti-corruption meeting recently in Namibia. At the Ninth Southern Africa Forum Against Corruption (SAFAC) Annual General Meeting in ...

Poverty reduction through entrepreneurship development in Nigeria ...

Poverty reduction through entrepreneurship development in Nigeria ... : The objective of this study is to examine the effect of entrepreneurship development on poverty reduction in Nigeria . The various science and technology ...

Uganda: Rethink HIV Fight Strategy

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Uganda: Rethink HIV Fight Strategy : ... especially in Africa reducing entire villages to masses of tombstones, creating millions of orphans and condemning hundreds of households to poverty . While the rest of the world is reporting some progress, a huge contradiction exists in Uganda . ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | English |

Tears for Soldier Killed in Afghanistan

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Tears for Soldier Killed in Afghanistan : "We are here to honor him, his family, and we are here for our children ." Walsh had deployed with the CNG's 870th Military Police Company in December 2010. He's the second CNG soldier killed this month and the 29th to have died in both wars since Sept. ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | English |

Nigeria earns N240b from non-oil exports in six months

Nigeria earns N240b from non-oil exports in six months I believe that when the centre becomes operational, it will not only enhance export competiveness for apparel exports, but also help in empowering our teeming unemployed youth through skills acquisition, wealth and job creation as well as poverty ...

Ghana is committed to addressing family planning needs – Nyonator

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Ghana is committed to addressing family planning needs – Nyonator : He noted that if countries including Ghana invested in FP, tremendous results accrued would include reducing maternal and child deaths, strengthen health systems and reduce poverty . Dr Nyonator stressed the need to see FP as a crucial intervention to ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | English |

'Concert for Congo' Is Dec. 2

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'Concert for Congo' Is Dec. 2 : 2, to raise awareness about the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo and foster solidarity with the Congolese people. “Concert for Congo ,” sponsored by the Arts and Social Responsibility Project, Artists Striving to End Poverty at BC (ASTEP@BC) ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | English |

Climate change will hit poorest, hardest

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Climate change will hit poorest, hardest : “By the year 2050, if nothing is done to correct the situation, rice production [ south east Asia and sub Saharan Africa ] will decrease by 14%, a decline in wheat production by 44% - 49%, and a decline in maize production by 9% -19%,” Nierenberg said. ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | English |

Poverty Level Persons by State

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Poverty Level Persons by State : And of those twelve Republican-red states, nine boast very high African -American populations. This fact explains Democratic efforts to energize and mobilize African -Americans voters in these states, which include North and South Carolina, Michigan, ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | English |

Rule of Law: The Foundations are shaking

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Rule of Law: The Foundations are shaking : The correlation of official corruption to the scandalous poverty levels in Nigeria (about 70% of our population are living on less than N50 a day) has been well established. Most agree that the apprehension of corrupt public officials and enforcement ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | English |

The rape of Africa's natural resources continues unabated

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The rape of Africa's natural resources continues unabated : Unless we can put an end to this corruption now, Sierra Leone will lose its remaining forests forever, and this could lead to poverty and conflict in the future. I wonder when the ordinary people in my country will ever be able benefit from our natural ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | English |