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Category: Poverty

Latin America’s Social Development ministers assemble to formulate regional policies against poverty and inequality

Posted on October 17, 2014September 18, 2017 by gilesconstantine

Summit on social development held in Quito, with the aim of strengthening ties among Latin America’s social development ministries and… Read more Latin America’s Social Development ministers assemble to formulate regional policies against poverty and inequality

Mexico rebrands flagship social welfare programme in bid to help working poor

Posted on September 26, 2014October 19, 2017 by gilesconstantine

Mexican government launches ‘new’ social welfare scheme in the hope that it will make better progress at bringing down poverty… Read more Mexico rebrands flagship social welfare programme in bid to help working poor

UN State of Food Insecurity report 2014 – Latin America’s progress

Posted on September 25, 2014September 18, 2017 by gilesconstantine

Latin America and the Caribbean makes impressive progress in efforts to bring down hunger, according to new FAO report, with… Read more UN State of Food Insecurity report 2014 – Latin America’s progress

Inefficient tax system reinforces inequality in Latin America: Oxfam

Posted on September 12, 2014September 18, 2017 by gilesconstantine

Oxfam report sheds light on ineffectiveness of tax policies across Latin America and the Caribbean, which play a part in… Read more Inefficient tax system reinforces inequality in Latin America: Oxfam

UN Human Development Index 2014 – Latin American perspectives

Posted on August 12, 2014October 19, 2017 by gilesconstantine

Latest UN index reveals state of Human Development across the world, with progress slowing and many still suffering from multidimensional… Read more UN Human Development Index 2014 – Latin American perspectives

Ecuador hoping to learn from Brazil on social welfare policy

Posted on July 24, 2014September 18, 2017 by gilesconstantine

Ecuador has reduced poverty and inequality in recent years, but now it is looking to go one further by emulating… Read more Ecuador hoping to learn from Brazil on social welfare policy

Latin America could solve hunger by wasting less food: UN FAO

Posted on July 18, 2014September 18, 2017 by gilesconstantine

More food is lost and wasted in Latin America and the Caribbean than would be needed to feed the region’s… Read more Latin America could solve hunger by wasting less food: UN FAO

Why does Latin America continue to be so unequal?

Posted on June 24, 2014September 18, 2017 by gilesconstantine

(Translation) Marcelo Justo, writing for BBC Mundo, explores the reasons why Latin America still suffers from such severe levels of… Read more Why does Latin America continue to be so unequal?

Paraguay: Indigenous community records rare land rights victory

Posted on June 20, 2014September 18, 2017 by gilesconstantine

Indigenous community in Paraguay wins battle to return to their ancestral lands, having been forcibly evicted decades ago. But justice… Read more Paraguay: Indigenous community records rare land rights victory

Colombia: UN links coal mining to rise in poverty, putting progress in poverty reduction at risk

Posted on January 23, 2014September 18, 2017 by gilesconstantine

A new UN report reveals that large-scale coal mining activities have brought a significant increase in poverty in the north… Read more Colombia: UN links coal mining to rise in poverty, putting progress in poverty reduction at risk

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