poverty

School lunch benefits over a million children in Honduras

Published on: May 13, 2023
09:57

Tegucigalpa, May 13 (Prensa Latina) The school lunch program in Honduras, financed directly with government funds, benefits 1.2 million children here today, President Xiomara Castro said.

Nicaragua keeps fighting poverty, President asserts

Published on: April 16, 2023
13:15

Managua, Apr 16 (Prensa Latina) Nicaragua maintains a frontal fight against poverty despite attempts by the U.S. government to take and occupy the country, said President Daniel Ortega here.

Panama reports high poverty and inequality rates

Published on: November 11, 2022
09:56

Panama, Nov 11 (Prensa Latina) Despite favorable macroeconomic indicators, with a growth of up to 15 percent annually, according to international organizations, Panama has high levels of poverty, local media reported on Friday.

Nearly 150,000 Indian children lost parents during Covid-19

Published on: November 6, 2022
10:37

New Delhi, Nov 6 (Prensa Latina) Nearly 150,000 children in India have lost one of their parents and 10,600 were orphaned of both during the Covid-19 pandemic, the National Commission for the Protection of Children's Rights informed on Sunday.

Poverty rate among Palestinian refugees in Lebanon rises

Published on: October 27, 2022
09:47

Beirut, Oct 27 (Prensa Latina) Shortage of food and difficulties in education, transportation, and work, have currently increased between 70-90 percent poverty rate among Palestinian refugees in Lebanon, in the context of the economic crisis.

WFP warns of rising poverty in Afghanistan

Published on: October 27, 2022
09:30

Kabul, Oct 27 (Prensa Latina) The World Food Program (WFP) warned that the life of the majority of Afghans is "unbearably hard" as a result of the escalation of poverty and unemployment in the country, magnifying food insecurity.

Two million families live in absolute poverty in Italy

Published on: October 17, 2022
16:09

Rome, Oct 17 (Prensa Latina) Some two million families live in absolute poverty in Italy, a figure accounting for 5,571,000 (9.4%), according to a report by the Caritas Catholic organization.

Uruguayan children are most hit by poverty, says INE

Published on: October 1, 2022
13:04

Montevideo, Oct 1 (Prensa Latina) Abject poverty most affects Uruguayan children whose families are currently facing up such a situation, according to the National Statistics Institute (INE).

Devastating crisis for Sri Lankan children is a cautionary tale

Published on: August 27, 2022
07:38

Colombo, Aug 27 (Prensa Latina) UNICEF's Regional Director for South Asia, George Laryea-Adjei, on Saturday said as the economic crisis goes on rattling Sri Lanka, it´s the poorest, most vulnerable girls and boys who are paying the steepest price.

Child and bondage labor are a reality for many worldwide, ILO states

Published on: July 9, 2022
00:15

Geneva, Jul 9 (Prensa Latina) A study conducted by the International Labor Organization (ILO) in 15 countries of Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America revealed that child and debt bondage labor remain a reality for many people worldwide.

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