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- UID in India: 'A number that walks with you'
- Chairman of Unique Identification Authority in India Nandan Nilekani says the project has many significant benefits for the poor. Despite risks of hacking and ...
- Stand Up Campaign launched in India
- United Nations Millennium Campaign today launched the Stand Up Take Action 2009 in the Indian capital urging citizens and civil society to hold government ...
- Zambia's food crisis will worsen in next 10 years
- A new study says Zambia's climate could bring losses of more than US$4 billion in agricultural income in the next ten years, making hundreds of thousands of ...
- Debt albatross around the neck of developing countries
- Everyday the poorest countries end up paying millions of dollars to the world’s richest nations in debt repayment. The Jubilee Debt Campaign has called for ...
- Fresh agitations in Pakistan
- The ruling Pakistan People's Party is siding with President Musharraf by backtracking its promise to reinstate the deposed judiciary, alleges Nawaz Sharif's ...
- Despair driving women to commit suicides in Pakistan
- Present trend of rising food prices in Pakistan is driving women to commit suicide who face increased tensions within their homes. Between January and May this ...
- Let us compete in poverty eradication: Muhammad Yunus
- Muhammad Yunus, Nobel laureate and founder of the Grameen Bank, says Bangladesh will eradicate poverty by 2030 and wants India to take up the challenge ...
- Invest in agriculture to end poverty: World Bank report
- World Development Report calls for greater investment in agriculture in developing countries. The report warns that the sector must be placed at the center of ...
- FAO says hunger has grown in the world
- High food prices have added 40 million more this year to the world's undernourished people. The UN’s Food and Agricultural Organisation fears that the ongoing ...
- Challenging new poverty lines
- The World Bank recently released its ‘updated’ global poverty estimates. Sanjay G. Reddy in his paper titled: The New Global Poverty Estimates – Digging ...
- Season of deprivation in Bangladesh
- Known as monga season when there are no crops to be harvested, farmers in several districts of Bangladesh reel under poverty due to lack of employment. ...
- A billion people go hungry on world food day
- On World Food Day, international NGO Oxfam has asked the developed countries to devise mechanisms to ensure food security, and design social security systems ...
- More than one percent of global population to stand up for MDGs
- Halfway to the deadline in 2015, the UN Millennium Campaign and Global Call to Action Against Poverty have planned diverse events on October 17-19 across the ...
- Child labour ban proving ineffective in India
- Despite a law in force in India for past two years prohibiting child labour, millions of children continue to be employed in homes, at roadside restaurants and ...
- Growing shame of hunger
- A new Global Hunger Index released simultaneously in India, the United States and Germany yesterday is a reminder of the alarming hunger situation. OneWorld ...
- Pledging for a better world
- It was a day to Stand Up and Take Action against poverty and exclusion. Amnesty International India and National Confederation of Dalit Organisations brought ...
- Record 13 million Stand Up for MDGs in Bangladesh
- An unprecendented 13.23 million people including political leaders, sportsmen, artists, businessmen, teachers and students participated in the Stand Up And ...
- Group of Indian lawmakers to take forward MDGs
- Parliamentarians’ Group on MDGs in India is a unique formation that can inspire lawmakers in other countries to form similar groups in their respective ...
- Economic crisis looms over MDGs
- Five eminent economists along with UN chief discussed the impact of the current global economic crisis, especially on developing economies. The team of experts ...
- Drought forcing children drop out of school
- In northern Afghanistan, a considerable drop in school attendance has been noticed. Although no precise numbers are available, a number of children are ...
- A guide to mobile banking
- Banking on Mobiles: Why, How, for Whom?, a paper published by Consultative Group to Assist the Poor discusses the strategic value of mobile ...
- Election in India's republic of hunger
- In two days time Madhya Pradesh in central India will elect a new government. While ruling party continues to deny the severity of malnutrition in the state, a ...
- 'Public accountability on MDGs is growing'
- Poor around the world remain powerless in wake of privatisation of basic services, corruption and inefficiency says Salil Shetty, Director, UN ...
- Delhi youth Stand Up to Take Action
- On the International Day against Poverty, Indian students took forward the message of MDGs amongst the capital's citizens. The two hour event at a popular ...
- Nepal PM calls for action against poverty
- Observing the World Anti-Poverty Day, Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Prachanda) called for actions against poverty, requesting citizens to Stand ...
- India's urban poverty in Agra slums
- Situated along the banks of river Yamuna, the northern Indian city of Agra takes pride in being the land of the Taj Mahal. But behind this veneer, lie the ...
- New concerns over rising poverty
- The latest international benchmarks suggest that between 456 and 622 million people in India are living below the poverty line. The solution lies in shifting ...
- Web on voice for rural India
- A Delhi based team of IBM has tested an alternative to the internet for India's rural population. Based on the cell phone, the new style technology is a ...
- Adapting children against climate change
- International Institute of Environment and Development’s paper titled: Climate Change and Urban Children examines the impact of climate change on ...
- Afghans restrict to small families
- With few government-run welfare services, children are considered insurance for aging parents. But facing the brunt of war and drought, several Afghan couples ...
