Buscador: Pobresa

29/02/2008 India has announced its budget for the next financial year. In a move to provide a major relief to the small farmers, the government has decided to cancel their entire debt. It may be noted that for past many years now the farmers have been committing suicides due to indebtedness and other related reasons.

29/02/2008 Two studies by the Urban Health Resource Centre talk of maternal and newborn care among the poor in central India and state of urban health in the national capital. Apart from highlighting the need for better access to healthcare facilities, the reports underline the cultural factors and prevalence of poverty as obstacles.

28/02/2008 There are approximately 60 million persons with disabilities in India. Most of them are poor, living in rural areas. It is pity that only 1.5% of them are the beneficiaries of various poverty alleviation and welfare schemes.

22/02/2008 Decades of warring guns may have turned Afghanistan into a ‘collapsed state’, but the country is now on the road to recovery, says Ehsan Zia, the Afghan Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development. Community Development Councils help villagers decide their own projects while microfinance initiatives have benefited women in rural areas.

21/02/2008 Demands for humanitarian assistance will grow significantly, and the biggest cause is likely to be climate change rather than wars and internal conflicts. The poor may need insurance to deal with humanitarian needs arising from climate change, experts say.

21/02/2008 Villagers in India’s north-eastern state of Tripura lack basic civic amenities like water, hospital, school, etc. and yet are content with their voter identity cards issued by the government. Poverty inhibits them from demanding even their basic rights.

18/02/2008 A young tribal has helped the women in his village become successful entrepreneurs by realising the true potential of traditional medicines. Haribol is an all-women self-help group in Chhattisgarh in central India that profits from the state’s abundance of herbs and medicinal plants.

14/02/2008 A new government survey says 20% of rural India lives on Rs 12 a day. Just a few months ago another survey had said 77% of the country survived on less than Rs 20. Contrary to the expectations of proponents of neo-liberal regime, it appears gains of a growing economy are not trickling down.

13/02/2008 Maailman terveysjärjestön mukaan joka kymmenes elinsiirto maailmassa tehdään laittomilta markkinoilta hankituilla elimillä. Pimeät elinmarkkinat toimivat erityisesti Intiassa, Kiinassa, Bangladeshissa, Nepalissa ja Pakistanissa.

11/02/2008 Young women need to be part of an organisation to understand the 'collective consciousness', says Ruth Manorama, whose efforts have helped make a space for Dalit women in the mainstream feminist movement in India. In a close conversation, she looks back at her three decades of struggles and many victories.

06/02/2008 Mentre il Parlamento si appresta a votare il rifinanziamento delle missioni militari italiane, scoppia il caso dell'attacco condotto anche da militari italiani contro una presunta base di talebani nel distretto di Bakwa che ha provocato la morte di una decina di persone tra cui alcuni civili. La notizia, rilanciata in Italia dal sito Peacereporter, ha suscitato la secca smentita del sottosegretario Forcieri che ha accusato il sito di volere "condizionare la discussione sul decreto di rifinanziamento delle missioni militari". Intanto gli Stati Uniti si apprestano a inviare nel sud dell’Afghanistan un ulteriore contingente di dodicimila soldati e chiedono ai paesi Nato di "moltiplicare i loro impegni in Afghanistan". L'Afghanistan rimane il primo produttore di oppio al mondo con introiti per i Talebani stimati attorno ai 100 milioni di dollari, segnala oggi un rapporto dell'Unodc.

06/02/2008 Bachpan Bachao Andolan has rescued more than 80 children from factories located in old Delhi area of the capital city in two different raids. Despite laws banning child labour in India, it continues to thrive in sweatshops across the country.

06/02/2008 India has slipped to 128th position in the world human development index. An average expenditure of farmer household is less than half a dollar a month. About 82% of them suffer from indebtedness. Yet the government is withdrawing from sectors that matter most to the poor, says Magsaysay awardee P. Sainath.

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06/02/2008 Krisis pangan adalah masalah klasik bangsa ini, sebuah ironi bagi negara agraris yang tanahnya subur dan gemah ripah loh jinawi. Kebutuhan pangan Indonesia telah tergantung pada impor. Untuk itu, satu cara yang harus dilakukan, kedaulatan pangan adalah jalan keluar krisis pangan di Indonesia.

05/02/2008 When it comes to investing in girls, actions must speak louder than words. A new report Why Girls Count says governments and multilateral agencies in developing countries must invest in the welfare of girls for better social and economic outcomes; countries that do not do so risk perpetuating poverty.

04/02/2008 Islam may have been perceived as an egalitarian religion without any oppressive and hierarchal social order, but Indian Muslim society is typically caste-ridden. Rajender Singh Negi of OneWorld South Asia takes an overview of the prevalence of poverty and backwardness among what is now referred to as pasmanda Muslim community.

02/02/2008 Measuring India’s Progress on the Millennium Development Goals – A Citizens’ Report, published by Wada Na Todo Abhiyan (WNTA) provides an overview of the progress made on MDGs in India with a strong focus on the challenges faced by dalits, denotified tribes and the Muslims.

01/02/2008 Kenian mellakoiden taustalla on muutakin kuin heimoristiriidat. Slummien köyhät mellakoivat, koska vaalitulos ei tuo muutosta arjen ongelmiin.