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UAE allocates US$200 million to boost growth in low-income countries and r
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Mohamed bin Hadi Al Hussaini, Minister of State for Financial Affairs, announced the UAE's initiative during the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) Meeting
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Pakistan at tipping point on poverty: World Bank
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The World Bank has warned that Pakistan is at a tipping point on poverty with 40 per cent of its population below the poverty line, The Financial Post reported.
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Gates Foundation Celebrates 20 Years of "Grand Challenges" With New Invest
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Seattle [US]/Dakar [Senegal], October 10: A slate of new initiatives to support locally led innovation was announced today in Dakar by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and its partners at the Grand Challenges Annual Meeting. The investments come with an urgent call for countries to st
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Republic of Congo: Transforming climate crisis into an opportunity to end
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
According to a press release by The World Bank, the Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) emphasizes that the Republic of Congo could realize a substantial reduction in poverty rates, with rural areas potentially experiencing a 40 per cent decline and urban areas a 20 per cent reduct
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"Poverty can make you do anything": Asiad bronze medallist, Ram Baboo open
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Indian athletes Majnu Rani and Baboo secured a bronze medal in the 35m mixed race walk at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou on Wednesday.
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Punjab: Father kills three daughters due to extreme poverty
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Three girls were killed by their own father due to the extreme poverty being faced by the family.
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Australia provides USD 5 million aid to Afghanistan
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Amid the escalating challenges of poverty and unemployment in Afghanistan, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that Australia is providing USD 5 million in humanitarian aid, Khaama Press reported.
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Retired Kabul University professor sells clothes on streets to survive ami
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Amid the surge in unemployment and poverty in Afghanistan, a retired professor from Kabul University was found selling second-hand goods at the roadside in Herat city to fulfil his needs.
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ES Ranganathan: Recent Developments in Biogas Plants in India Could Be a S
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 28: India, with its burgeoning population and increasing energy demands, faces a critical need for sustainable and eco-friendly energy sources. Biogas, in this pursuit, has emerged as a promising solution. Biogas, a renewable energy source produced from organic w
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World Bank's annual meeting to focus on ending poverty
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The World Bank-International Monetary Fund (IMF) Annual Meetings are set to return this year, taking place from October 9 to 15
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Indian NGOs inform UNHRC about efforts towards women's empowerment, gender
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Speaking during the UN’s Annual discussion on the Integration of a Gender Perspective, a social activist and founder of Akshar Foundation, a women-led NGO based in India, Parmita Sharma said they believe the goals of poverty eradication and gender equality go hand in hand.
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Pakistan’s 40 pc population lives below poverty line: World Bank
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Pakistan’s 40 per cent population lives below the poverty line, as per the World Bank, Dawn reported.
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