Food insecurity: In Argentina’s poverty-hit barrios an emergency takes hold
LUCILA SIGAL and JAVIER CORBALAN, of Reuters, report on the food emergency taking hold as poverty rises in poor communities…
Essay: US military is leaving Niger even less secure – why it didn’t succeed in combating terrorism
In an article first published on The Conversation, OLAYINKA AJALA looks at US successes and failures in their mission to tackle terrorism in Niger…
South Africa leader pledges to revive economy, include the poor
Cape Town, South Africa Reuters President Cyril Ramaphosa pledged on Thursday to revive South Africa’s flagging economy and extend prosperity to the many left out of it, by resuscitating factories and farms, building roads and seizing the opportunities presented by green energy. In his first policy speech to a new parliament since the African National […]
In Venezuela, hunger stalks presidential election
Maracaibo, Venezuela Reuters Carolina Leal used to support socialist Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and, before that, his predecessor Hugo Chavez. But now Leal, founder of the ‘Feeding a Dream’ charity, spends her days feeding hungry and sometimes malnourished children in Maracaibo, in Venezuela’s oil-rich state of Zulia. And now she is not so sure. People […]
Thousands of faith leaders, union members, activists rally for poor in the US
Washington DC, US RNS Thousands of clergy, union members and activists rallied on behalf of the poor near the US Capitol on Saturday, with faith leaders calling for lawmakers to embrace a slate of policies and for low-wealth Americans to make their voices heard in November as the nation’s “largest potential swing vote.” Rev William […]
Scammers
Have you noticed how on weekends, and holidays you hardly get any spam emails? I have! PICTURE: Liubomyr Vorona/iStockphoto We know that, many scammers are just everyday people in other countries, employed nine-to-five by nefarious employers to bulk email, call and scam people to bring home their bacon. It’s a little unnerving how banal such […]
World falling behind on environment, health and hunger goals, UN report says
Singapore Reuters The world is way off track on most of the sustainable development targets agreed in 2015, such as tackling poverty and hunger, says a United Nations report which cites funding shortfalls, geopolitical tensions and the COVID-19 pandemic. The UN’s annual Sustainable Development Report ranks the performance of its 193 member states in implementing […]
Postcards: Hardship, insecurity cloud Nigeria President’s first year in office
MACDONALD DZIRUTWE and ABRAHAM ACHIRGA, of Reuters, report…
Winter deepens misery for Argentina’s poor following Milei’s financial cuts
Buenos Aires, Argentina Reuters Homelessness is on the rise across major Argentine cities as the new libertarian government’s tough medicine reforms squeeze pensions, state salaries and push up rental prices, forcing more people into poverty. The latest survey by local authorities showed the official number of Argentines sleeping rough on the streets of Buenos Aires […]
World Bank says 1.8 million additional Ukrainians in poverty as Russia’s war drags on
Washington DC, US Reuters The number of Ukrainians living in poverty has grown by 1.8 million since 2020, bringing the total to about 29 per cent of the population as Russia’s 2022 invasion continues to ravage the country’s economy, the World Bank said in a report. The situation would be much worse if Ukraine had […]