poverty

Nicaragua will begin phase II of the New Victories housing project

Published on: February 9, 2026
09:07

Managua, Feb 9 (Prensa Latina) Nicaragua will begin the construction of 720 new homes as part of Phase II of the Nuevas Victorias (New Victories) housing project, developed in cooperation with China and aimed at reducing poverty in the country.

Poverty rate increases in Brazil´s Federal District

Published on: August 31, 2021
07:51

Brasilia, Aug 31 (Prensa Latina) Brazil´s Federal District (DF) was the country´s territory most impoverished between Q1 2019 and January 2021, as revealed by the Correio Brazilienze publication.

UNDP: Covid-19 pandemic tests capacities to reduce poverty

Published on: August 31, 2021
07:46

United Nations, Aug 31 (Prensa Latina) The UN Development Program (UNDP) on Monday said that the Covid-19 pandemic is testing capacities to lift 100 million people out of multidimensional poverty.

Rural population as priority in ecosystem restoration

Published on: August 4, 2021
07:19

United Nations, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) Small farmers and rural poor are top priority for restoring ecosystems and preserving natural resources, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) said.

UN calls for decisions to be made to achieve sustainable development

Published on: July 7, 2021
07:27

United Nations, Jul 7 (Prensa Latina) The decisions to be made in next 18 months will be pivotal to attaining Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), focused on cracking down on poverty and championing the environment, the UN said.

Cuba blames extreme poverty on prevailing global order

Published on: June 30, 2021
16:51

Geneva, Jun 30 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's permanent representative to the UN in Geneva, Juan Antonio Quintanilla, on Wednesday affirmed at the Human Rights Council that extreme poverty and world inequality are consequences of the prevailing international order imposed by the powerful.

Covid-19 crisis to push global unemployment over 200 million in 2022

Published on: June 5, 2021
02:00

Geneva, Jun 5 (Prensa Latina) The economic crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic is expected to contribute over 200 million people to global unemployment next year, with women and youths among the worst-hit people, the International Labor Organization (ILO) reported recently.

New estimates and trends regarding child labor to be published

Published on: June 5, 2021
00:30

Geneva, Jun 5 (Prensa Latina) The International Labor Organization (ILO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) will publish the new estimates and worldwide trends of child work.

Extreme poverty hits nearly two million French people

Published on: May 28, 2021
07:44

Paris, May 28 (Prensa Latina) Extreme poverty is currently affecting as many as 1.9 million people in France principally in overseas areas, the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) published.

Puerto Rico to create a commission to crack down on poverty

Published on: May 27, 2021
07:53

San Juan, May 27 (Prensa Latina) Governor Pedro R. Pierluisi on Wednesday announced the issuance of a decree to establish the Advisory Commission on Poverty in Puerto Rico, which affects 44% of its population.

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