poverty

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.

Poverty in Ecuador increased so far in 2023

Published on: November 14, 2023
13:50

Quito, Nov. 14 (Prensa Latina) According to data from the Ecuadorian Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC) until today poverty increased two points and had a slight upward variation in extreme poverty here.

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.

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