Full Coverage: Poverty

29.09.2007 The recently concluded Manthan Awards 2007 brought together IndiaÂ’s E-content stakeholders from across the ICT arena, government, civil society, NGOs and industry to discuss the role of e-content for development to empower rural India. The high-profile event was held from September 21- 22 at the India Islamic Cultural Centre, New Delhi.

29.09.2007 A recent report on Afghanistan reveals that social and economic progress is still a distant dream for its people as they struggle amidst military conflict. Over six million Afghans remain hungry while 60,000 children are addicted to drugs, the Human Development Report 2007 claimed.

27.09.2007 The Independent Peoples Tribunal (IPT) on the World Bank in India has held the BankÂ’s policies and projects guilty of causing untold sufferings among millions of poor and of violating human rights. The four-day hearing was attended by activists, civil society groups, academics, policy analysts and project affected communities who presented evidence against the Bank.

21.09.2007 The latest 5th edition of the Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM) report, published every other year by the International Labour Organization, makes available labour market information, analysis and key elements. A set of 20 labour market indicators covers the various features of decent work deficits worldwide, keeping in mind the changing labour market conditions.

17.09.2007 IndiaÂ’s first attempt to introduce social security and other welfare schemes for workers in the unorganised sector, which constitutes an overwhelming majority of the countryÂ’s workforce, has received Cabinet approval. But it will have to wait until the winter session of Parliament to be passed into law.

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07.09.2007 NEW YORK, Sep 6 (OneWorld) - A coalition of faith-based human rights groups has launched a nationwide campaign to win congressional support for legislation that would cancel debts owed by the world's poorest nations.

05.09.2007 SYDNEY, Sep 5 (IPS) - As 21 world leaders representing 3 billion people prepare to meet at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit this weekend, civil society groups are calling for an instant end to poverty and the war in Iraq and immediate action on climate change.

05.09.2007 A new briefing paper by the IIED and WWF-UK shows that careful planning and community involvement will be the key to reducing climate change, protecting wild species and improving livelihoods in developing countries.

03.09.2007 A cholera outbreak has hit parts of Orissa, India in the wake of massive flooding, following South Asia's worst monsoon season in living memory. Local sources have told ActionAid that nearly 250 people have died in Koraput, Rayagada and Kalahadi, more than double the official death toll of 115.

03.09.2007 Climate change is likely to decrease food production in the developing world while industrialised countries could gain in production potential, increasing food insecurity in poorer nations, predicts the UNÂ’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).