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Pensioners in ‘poverty’ who could lose winter fuel cash | UK | News
More than a million pensioners who were considered to be living in "absolute poverty" may no longer qualify for Winter Fuel Payments under Chancellor Rachel Reeves's planned changes to the allowance, it has emerged.In the financial year…
Child benefits, food stamps and social policies ‘cannot be a stopgap’ measure
Some 8.6 million kids or 71 percent of children in the country are poor, according to a recent report by the Asociación Civil por la Igualdad y la Justicia (ACIJ) detailing the poverty suffered by Argentina’s youngest citizens.
The data…
The MPI: How Researchers in Oxford Combat Global Poverty
OXFORD, United Kingdom — Researchers at Oxford, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), developed the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) to measure poverty across a broad spectrum of indicators.…
Mahama accuses Sanitation Ministry of squandering $43m World Bank grant, $150m GARID funds
Former President John Dramani Mahama has accused the government of mismanaging $150 million earmarked for the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project, which aims…
Empowering South Africa’s youth through education reform
The discussion on education in South Africa highlights persistent access, quality, and equity challenges, exacerbated by disparities between urban and rural areas (Development Bank of Southern Africa, 2024). Despite these obstacles,…
Obscured Milestone: Expansion of UN Treaty on Nuclear Weapons
On Tuesday, three additional countries ratified the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, an event largely unreported by mainstream media outlets. The treaty, initially adopted in 2017, represents a legally binding…
World Bank official, Ahsan discuss economic measures – Business & Finance
ISLAMABAD: Najy Benhassine, the country director of World Bank called on Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives on Thursday and discussed economic measures Pakistan is taking to achieve economic growth, said a press…
Tourism as a bridge for peace: Kenya celebrates 2024 UN World Tourism Day
Tourism and Wildlife CS Rebecca Miano flags off the UN World Tourism Day celebration at Kondele, Kisumu County.
Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary, Rebecca Miano, has emphasized the need for stronger efforts to harness the…
China-Africa Relations: Threat to US Interests?
In this episode of Need to Know we explore China's growing influence in Africa through investments, diplomacy, and military cooperation. Our guests are Oge Onubogu, Director of the Wilson Center’s Africa Program, and Robert Daly, Director…
USAID empowers journalists in Oti and Volta regions with public advocacy skills
By Jones Anlimah
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), through its Performance Accountability Activity (PAA), has held a two-day regional media training workshop for Journalists. The capacity training was…