poverty

Argentines perceive increase in poverty, hatred and intolerance

Published on: July 22, 2024
12:42

Buenos Aires, Jul 22 (Prensa Latina) Around 66 percent of Argentines consider that poverty, hatred, and intolerance in Argentina are increasing today, according to a study by the consulting firm Zuban Córdoba y Asociados.

El Salvador consolidates security to face economic challenge

Published on: July 2, 2024
09:05

San Salvador, Jul 2 (Prensa Latina) El Salvador is consolidating security in the fight against gangs and drug trafficking while preparing the tools to face economic challenges.

Housing projects in Nicaragua’s southern Caribbean praised

Published on: June 26, 2024
00:15

Managua, Jun 26 (Prensa Latina) The co-director of the Urban and Rural Housing Institute (INVUR) of Nicaragua, Gabriela Palacios, praised the implementation of housing projects in the southern Caribbean coast for the benefit of thousands of families.

Guatemala launches initiative to reduce poverty and malnutrition

Published on: May 2, 2024
00:15

Guatemala, May 2 (Prensa Latina) The Government of Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo presented an intersectoral initiative called “Mano a Mano” (Hand in Hand), in conjunction with eight institutions involved in reducing poverty and malnutrition in targeted territories.

Guatemalan Government will reduce poverty and malnutrition

Published on: April 30, 2024
12:38

Guatemala, Apr 30 (Prensa Latina) The Secretariat of Food and Nutritional Security and the Ministry of Social Development of Guatemala will launch an initiative to reduce poverty and malnutrition in prioritized territories.

Government of Guatemala aims to reduce poverty and malnutrition

Published on: April 30, 2024
09:00

Guatemala City, Apr 30 (Prensa Latina) The Secretariat of Food and Nutritional Security and the Ministry of Social Development of Guatemala will launch an initiative to reduce poverty and malnutrition in priority territories.

Inequality grows in Uruguay, economist says

Published on: April 3, 2024
10:45

Montevideo, Apr 3 (Prensa Latina) The latest report on wealth distribution in Uruguay today shows a growth in inequality, according to Mauricio De Rosa, PhD in Economics.

ILO warns of significance of seeking solutions to eradicate poverty

Published on: March 30, 2024
10:57

Geneva, Mar 30 (Prensa Latina) The International Labor Organization (ILO) warned of the significance of collaborating to overcoming poverty and inequality amid multiple crises, whose solutions must be adapted to different regions and demographic groups.

Several rural counties in Texas see surge in poor residents

Published on: December 15, 2023
17:10

Washington, Dec 15 (Prensa Latina) The number of Texans living in poverty slightly dropped during the five-year period ending in 2022, though several rural counties saw their share of poor residents surge, according to new U.S. Census Bureau estimates.

Ethiopia proposes industrialization to solve poverty in the world

Published on: November 27, 2023
14:20

Addis Ababa, Nov 27 (Prensa Latina) The Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed, said industrialization can lift hundreds of millions of people out of poverty in the world, mainly in manufacturing sector.

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