Tag: poverty
member name: OneWorld United States
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October 19, 2007 11:42 AM EDT --
Every year since world leaders signed the Millennium Declaration committing to meet eight world-changing goals by 2015, mass rallies have been held around the globe to remind governments of their commitments . . . more
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May 22, 2008 04:28 PM EDT --
Haider Rizvi
OneWorld US
Wed., May. 21, 2008
NEW YORK, May 21 (OneWorld) - Former presidential hopeful John Edwards has helped launch a campaign aiming to cut poverty in half in . . . more
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July 17, 2008 05:05 PM EDT --
WASHINGTON, Jul 7 (OneWorld) - A powerful coalition of civil society groups is demanding that world leaders gathered for the G8 meeting Jul. 7-9 in Japan urgently address such key issues as hunger, . . . more
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June 22, 2007 03:36 PM EDT --
When European leaders gather in Belgium this week, they might not be so pleased to see thousands of those who protested during the G8 Summit in Germany chasing them too on the streets of Brussels and asking . . . more
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September 03, 2007 11:01 AM EDT --
NEW YORK, Aug 31 (OneWorld) - It is one of the most affluent countries in the world, but sill millions of people in the United States find it very difficult to put a nice meal on their dinner table. . . . more
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October 10, 2007 11:14 AM EDT --
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 5 (OneWorld) - Rising concerns over changing climates have spurred the world's multibillion-dollar tourism industry to reconsider its future.
An international gathering of tourism, . . . more
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September 26, 2007 11:22 AM EDT --
BOGOTA, Sep 23 (OneWorld) - An environmental gold-mining initiative is set to double its production this year in an attempt to keep up with increasing national and global demand.
Woman miner . . . more
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November 07, 2007 11:18 AM EST --
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 5 (OneWorld) - No bathroom. No clean water to drink. No playground for kids except streets filled with filth and human waste. That is the picture of life for the world's 2 billion . . . more
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November 16, 2006 02:24 PM EST --
A leading anti-poverty organization is urging U.S. President George W. Bush to skip a meal today as a symbol of his resolve to fight hunger worldwide.
"The holiday season is traditionally a time . . . more
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June 13, 2008 06:45 PM EDT --
Alison Raphael
OneWorld US
Fri., Jun. 13, 2008
WASHINGTON, Jun 12 (OneWorld) - It's high time to revamp the way Washington delivers foreign aid, since the current system is well . . . more
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July 12, 2007 01:14 PM EDT --
Government leaders across the world are being shamed for failing to keep their words on eliminating extreme poverty.
Philippine urban poor demonstrating on 7/7/07. © Global Call to Action . . . more
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July 14, 2007 10:15 AM EDT --
When the world's poor nations ask for more foreign aid for development, the rich ones often tell them to ensure good governance first. But the findings of a new study by the World Bank Institute . . . more
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November 14, 2007 11:23 AM EST --
LOS ANGELES, Nov 9 (OneWorld) - As Americans prepare to honor their military veterans with parades and patriotism this weekend, a new study shows that 494,500 U.S. war vets lived homeless on the street . . . more
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April 04, 2007 01:45 PM EDT --
The Bush administration's plans to increase biofuel imports could add to the suffering of millions of impoverished peasants in Brazil and other developing countries, food rights and environmental groups . . . more
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July 06, 2007 05:41 PM EDT --
Despite rapid economic growth, economic disparity is increasing in South Asia, according to the annual Millennium Development Goals (MDG) report by the UN, which also says that a massive 30 percent of . . . more
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August 11, 2007 10:01 AM EDT --
Amid United Nations warnings of an impending health crisis, calls from humanitarian groups are on the rise to help millions of South Asians affected by torrential rains and devastating flooding.
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February 22, 2007 12:52 PM EST --
Zimbabwe's education and healthcare sectors are lying almost completely dormant this week, and government repression of political opponents continues.
A strike looms as the nation's teachers . . . more
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September 08, 2007 01:12 PM EDT --
NEW YORK, Sep 6 (OneWorld) - A coalition of faith-based human rights groups has launched a nationwide campaign to win congressional support for legislation that would cancel debts owed by the world's . . . more
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October 23, 2007 03:28 PM EDT --
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 18 (OneWorld) - Anti-poverty activists Wednesday organized thousands of meetings and demonstrations across the world to highlight the plight of the downtrodden and the poor.
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September 08, 2007 01:01 PM EDT --
SYDNEY, Sep 5 (IPS) - As 21 world leaders representing 3 billion people prepare to meet at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit this weekend, civil society groups are calling for an . . . more
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