Leading charity 'Save the Children' has said that a growing number of children in the UK are living in extreme poverty because of the huge cost of energy, petrol and food.
ADB Says Soaring Food Prices Threatening to Push Millions of Asians into Poverty Again
A new report says that resurgent global food prices are again threatening to push millions of people in developing Asia into extreme poverty.
A new report says that resurgent global food prices are again threatening to push millions of people in developing Asia into extreme poverty.
One of the residents who runs her household with four children on 108 pounds a week believes: "Not everybody can go on holiday and it makes me feel guilty. You have no choice but to eat and drink."
In May, petrol prices rose to a record 137p per litre for unleaded and 142p for diesel, and recently Scottish power has revealed that gas prices are expected to rise by 19 percent from August and electricity by ten percent with more suppliers expected to follow.
India, China Growth Helped Poverty Eradication: IMF, WB
India and China have made a significant contribution towards eradicating poverty and hunger, say The World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
India and China have made a significant contribution towards eradicating poverty and hunger, say The World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
"You have no choice but to eat and drink. So if you have a relatively small income because you've been made unemployed, you've not been paid well or you've suffered from a pay freeze, then obviously it's going to hit you harder," another concerned citizen said.
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Emerging Infections of Poverty Threaten America's Most Distressed Areas
It is now clear that neglected infections of poverty are the latest threat plaguing the poorest people living in the Gulf Coast states and in Washington, D.C.
It is now clear that neglected infections of poverty are the latest threat plaguing the poorest people living in the Gulf Coast states and in Washington, D.C.
Increasing Poverty Hampering School Enrolment in Pakistan
Increasing poverty in Pakistan is emerging as the major reason for declining school enrolments, as poor families are sending their children to work, claims the Society for Educational
Increasing poverty in Pakistan is emerging as the major reason for declining school enrolments, as poor families are sending their children to work, claims the Society for Educational
