Drawing on the Millennium Declaration , the UN system, World Bank and OECD drew up a set of eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) with associated targets and indicators. All 191 United Nations member states have pledged to meet the MDGs by the year 2015. The first Goal is to Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger; its targets are to halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people whose income is less than $1 a day and the proportion of people who suffer from hunger.
22-10-2009In the largest anti-poverty mobilisation, more than 173 million citizens gathered at the Stand Up events around the globe last weekend, setting a new Guinness world record. Asia took the lead with 101 million, accounting for more than half of the global number.
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Image: Minar Pimple, Deputy Director, UNMC (L) and partner NGOs with signature cheque carrying the representation of 173 million citizens in the Stand Up campaign
04-11-2009Resentment is simmering among villagers in Maharashtra due to a proposed nuclear power plant to be set up a few hundred kilometers south of Mumbai. It will be India’s first international collaboration after the Nuclear Suppliers’ Group lifted restrictions on civil nuclear cooperation.
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22-10-2009Politicians, policymakers, members of parliament, celebrities and filmmakers in India answer the 'Stand Up' question and offer solutions to end poverty in the country. The purpose of this was to create a knowledge bank of poverty solutions from thought leaders who are specialists in their own fields.
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Securing food for all 30-10-2009The issue of food security and hunger goes far beyond inadequate food production. The inequalities in distribution and consumption must be removed in order to provide food to the starving millions in the world.
Money growth policy for Indian villages 30-10-2009A plantation drive being carried out in the districts of an eastern Indian state is helping villagers get employment through nurturing tree saplings. Engaging rural households with social forestry has brought them relief during failed monsoons.
21-10-2009A wide range of rural job portals, offering employment opportunities to villagers, are increasingly becoming popular in India. As part of public-private partnership, these are also providing skill building services to young men and women.
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Image: Local women working in a BPO in India/ Photo credit: BPO Voice
15-10-2009FAO's annual hunger report The State of Food Insecurity shows how the economic crisis has led to the rise in the number of hungry people in the world. The document highlights the urgent need for investment in agriculture and calls for more international commitment to end the food insecurity.
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Image: Cover page of the report/ Photo credit: FAO
