Full coverage: Poverty

31.10.2007 NEW YORK, Oct 31 (OneWorld) - Traditionally, it's the kids who receive sweets from the elders on Halloween, but that years-old ritual is getting a makeover this year in hundreds of communities across North America.

31.10.2007 The Asian Development BankÂ’s urban development programme in Indian state of Rajasthan will improve the living conditions of 1.6 million urbanites. Better quality of drinking water, public health, sewerage, drainage and solid waste management systems are expected from the project.

31.10.2007 Intian kokoisessa maassa lähes mistä tahansa aiheesta saadaan isoja otsikoita: Bollywoodin tähdistä, eurooppalaispoliitikkojen avioeroista, naapurimaa Pakistanin väkivallasta... Yksi aihe kuitenkin loistaa poissaolollaan, ja se on köyhyys.

31.10.2007 Fourteen minors were recently rescued from the clutches of a sub-contractor, working for clothing giant GAP, by a local NGO in Shahpur Jaat area in the Indian capital. But what about the 100,000 child labourers still engaged in embroidery and zari sweatshops in Delhi?

31.10.2007 The Stand Up, Speak Out campaign by the Millennium Campaign and the Global Call to Action against Poverty, along with its partners have led to an incredible number of 43.7 million people – both physically and intentionally – standing up against poverty and in support of the Millennium Development Goals. The campaign’s success reveals a growing movement of people who want more urgent political responses to the growing crisis of global poverty.

30.10.2007 At last, the Government of India, under pressure from 25,000 people, agrees to set up a committee to look into the issues related to land reforms. The protestors hope that the ministerÂ’s announcement was more than mere playing to the gallery.

30.10.2007 Anything can hog the headlines in Indian media - from fashion to sensex to cricket to corporate extravaganza to Bollywood glitterati - anything but poverty. Ammu Joseph in her incisive piece scans the national press, which has made poverty and the poor invisible and painted a picture of India that shines only in patches.

30.10.2007 Öljyn korkea hinta uhkaa estää Aasian maita vähentämästä köyhyydessä elävien ihmisten määrää.

29.10.2007 Recognising the huge potential of agriculture sector in raising income levels for people living in absolute poverty, the World Bank calls for increased investment in agriculture. If that happens, it will benefit 75% of the worldÂ’s poor living in rural areas of developing countries.

29.10.2007 They walked from Gwalior to Delhi, covering more than 300 km in less than four weeks. They lost seven of their comrades in this long march to claim lost rights. But it has been sheer disappointment at the end of the road for these 25,000 people, when they were stopped from marching up to the Indian Parliament to make their voices heard in the corridors of power.

29.10.2007 Homeless children are sniffing glue on the streets of Kathmandu to ward off hunger pangs. The NGO Child Workers in Nepal (CWIN) says 95% of the approximately 900 street children in Nepal's biggest city are addicted to dendrite.

29.10.2007 Agrarian tragedy is taking a new form in rural Vidarbha, in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Spiraling medical costs and the lack of a basic health care system are making farmers mortgage their lands.

28.10.2007 A new report from UNDP uses the Oil Price Vulnerability Index (OPVI) to measure the brunt of rising oil prices on AsiaÂ’s poor. While India may fare better than its neighbours in its ability to absorb oil price shocks, a continued rise could have an adverse impact on the regionÂ’s gains on MDGs, the report warns.

26.10.2007 Social exclusion results in lower development outcomes, deprivations, poverty and contributes to the non achievements of vital human and economic development goals. A two-day national conference being held in the Indian capital, New Delhi, organised by the Indian Institute of Dalit Studies, is engaged in addressing these critical issues.

26.10.2007 Professor Bina Agarwal of the Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Institute of Social Studies (ISS) at Hague (Netherlands), making her join the ranks of earlier recipients Edward Said and Nobel laureates Jan Tinbergen and Amartya Sen.

26.10.2007 The Indian cottonseed industry is marked by the highest proportion of child labour in its workforce, primarily girls. This blatant modern form of child exploitation is linked to the larger operating market forces and masks the social and legal responsibilities of the state, says a recent report.

26.10.2007 Nearly 80 percent of Bangladesh's people live in rural areas, with more than half comprising its poor. The latest World Bank Development Report says the country needs to increase its productivity in staple foods while also improve its rural services through better physical and social infrastructure.

25.10.2007 WASHINGTON, Oct 25 (OneWorld) - Hip-Hop is not dead, at least not in Africa. That was the consensus after a recent screening here of the forthcoming documentary, "African Underground: Democracy in Dakar."

25.10.2007 Kerjäläisten aseman parantamiseksi on kuitenkin tartuttu toimiin, Marokon sosiaalisen kehityksen ministeri Abderrahim Harrouchi vakuuttaa.

25.10.2007 Buruh migran adalah pekerjaan yang digeluti orang karena pertimbangan minimnya kesempatan kerja yang ada di dalam negeri atau negara asal. Namun tak jarang buruh migran mengalami stigmatisasi sebagai sumber penyebaran HIV/AIDS.