http://www.oneworld.net/article/archive/23 en_GB_uk http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85992 Seventy per cent of Afghans surveyed see poverty and unemployment as the major cause of the conflict in their country, according to new research by an international aid agency and a group of Afghan organisations. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/164028/1/23 As Primark’s new London store opened today, anti-poverty campaigners hung out the retailer’s “dirty washing” in public with a clothes line that cited workers making its clothes for as little as 7p an hour. . http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/163962/1/23 Climate change and food security negotiations are stumbling over the reluctance of rich countries to stump up the costs. They have thrown all their resources at a bunch of bankrupt banks. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85803 William Easterly asserts that poverty is not a human right because governments cannot be accountable for its violation. Amnesty has replied to this nonsense. Aid Watch http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85802 William Easterly is critical of the UN basis of calculating that the economic crisis will add 100 million to the numbers experiencing extreme poverty in 2009. Fair enough, but is he suggesting that poverty is falling? Aid Watch http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/163618/1/23 Many of us who are critical of the process of globalisation have enjoyed its rewards. But we must speak out on behalf of the poor who continue to get a raw deal. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85652 An international water conference this week wants to ensure that rural and poor people have access to clean water even as climate and population pressures drive the number of those in need beyond 1 billion. + Progressio takes “Just Add Water” message to Stockholm’s World Water Week http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85616 The Chinese government has announced a pensions initiative to reduce the gap in living standards between its urban and rural populations. BBC http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/163455/1/23 The new OneWorld Global Poverty Guide strives to inject new energy into the reordering of global priorities that is needed more than ever to create a fairer world. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85473 An important report published jointly by Oxfam and Greenpeace suggests that climate change will be the strongest force acting on poverty reduction in China. Oxfam Hong Kong http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/161444/1/23 Personal reflections on global events of the past week by Bill Gunyon, Editor of OneWorld Guides. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/162796/1/23 Governments are responding to public disgust at financial greed by increasing taxes for high earners. But it's a reminder that becoming a little less rich does not address extreme global inequalities. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85090 A new site which aggregates civil society opinion about the global financial crisis, based on the premise that the political response so far is wholly inadequate. from Bretton Woods Project http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/162452/1/23 Tanzania is often described as a development success story in Africa. It doesn't look that way if you study the facts of life for the poor. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/162165/1/23 We're seeing a lot of headlines about global unemployment. But is it really "global" or just a measure of problems for the richer countries?