poverty

Palestine’s poverty ramps up due to ongoing Israeli onslaughts

Published on: November 9, 2023
16:05

Geneva, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) Whether the war in Gaza pursues for another month, the poverty rate in Palestine will ramp up 34% and will push nearly half a million more people into misery, an official study warned on Thursday.

Inflation unleashes absolute poverty in Italy

Published on: October 25, 2023
11:38

Rome, Oct 25 (Prensa Latina) Resulting from galloping inflation, absolute poverty affected in 2022 some 5.6 million people in Italy, 9.7 percent of the total population, with an increase in relation to the 9.1 percent points reached the previous year, a report indicated today.

UNDP prioritizes poverty eradication with a female approach

Published on: October 17, 2023
17:20

Panama, Oct 17 (Prensa Latina) Putting an end to multidimensional poverty with focus on women is priority for the UN Development Program (UNDP), the UNDP Director of the Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean Michelle Muschett said.

Some 2.66 million children at risk of poverty in Italy

Published on: October 3, 2023
00:15

Rome, Oct 3 (Prensa Latina) Some 2.66 million children are at risk of poverty in Italy, a situation that is worse than the one existing at the end of World War II, according to a report.

UN: Lula denounces lack of political will to overcome inequality

Published on: September 19, 2023
13:21

United Nations, Sep 19 (Prensa Latina) In his opening speech at the United Nations General Assembly, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva noted on Tuesday that there is a lack of political will on the part of those who rule the world to overcome inequality.

Pope Francis calls for dialogue and diplomacy to solve conflicts

Published on: September 19, 2023
13:06

Vatican City, Sep 19 (Prensa Latina) Pope Francis called for dialogue and diplomacy for the solution of conflicts during a speech by remote connection at the Clinton Global Initiative forum, according to a press release issued on Tuesday.

UN urges to deal with poverty in Ecuador

Published on: September 8, 2023
18:07

Quito, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) UN Special Rapporteur Olivier de Schutter urged on Friday to tackle down on growing violence and insecurity in Ecuador.

For South Africa, cooperation with China is a source of development

Published on: August 21, 2023
11:30

Pretoria, Aug 21 (Prensa Latina) South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday that cooperation with China can be a source of development and mutual benefit between the two nations.

Not even remittances can save El Salvador from poverty

Published on: July 21, 2023
00:45

San Salvador, Jul 21 (Prensa Latina) At least two of ten Salvadoran families who receive remittances from the United States and other countries are in a state of poverty, El Salvador's Multipurpose Household Survey (EHPM) reported.

UNSG encourages talks to solve Haiti crisis

Published on: July 2, 2023
07:10

Port-au-Prince, Jul 2 (Prensa Latina) UN Secretary-General (UNSG) Antonio Guterres has encouraged talks among Haitian political actors to seek possible solutions to solve domestic crisis and restore democratic institutions.

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