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People of Myanmar face 'unprecedented' crisis in 2022: UN report
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 1 (ANI): The turmoil in Myanmar is projected to have driven almost half the population into poverty heading into 2022, wiping out the impressive gains made since 2005, according to a UN Humanitarian Needs Overview published on Friday by United Nations Office for the Co
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Poverty under Taliban rule compels Afghan children to leave school
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 31 (ANI): Poverty under Taliban rule has compelled Afghan children to leave school and get employed in hazardous jobs to find food for their families.
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7,000 developmental projects remain unfinished across Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 28 (ANI): At least 7,000 projects of the Citizens' Charter National Priority Program (CCNPP) aimed to reduce poverty, improve socio-economic conditions for communities and stop the migration of young people remained unfinished across Afghanistan.
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Taliban arrests nearly 100 criminal suspects in Kabul
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 27 (ANI): The Taliban on Sunday claimed to have arrested nearly 100 criminal suspects in Kabul in the past week.
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Poverty rate in Odisha to go down below 10 pc in next 5 yrs: CM Naveen Pat
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], December 26 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday said that the poverty rate in Odisha will be reduced below 10 per cent in the next 5 years.
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OIC nations pledge fund for Afghanistan as millions face hunger, poverty
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 20 (ANI): The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has vowed to set up a humanitarian trust fund for Afghanistan as the country is witnessing a major crisis with millions facing poverty and hunger.
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Afghanistan's Herat witnesses high poverty due to surge in unemployment
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 19 (ANI): The third-largest city of Afghanistan, Herat, is witnessing a high rate of poverty due to a surge in unemployment after the Taliban took control of the country.
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COVID-19 pandemic pushed over half a billion into extreme poverty: UN repo
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 13 (ANI): The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to halt two decades of global progress towards Universal Health Coverage, according to reports released on Sunday from the World Health Organization (WHO) and World Bank, which reveal more than half a billion people are being
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Gender discrimination worsened poverty in Pakistan: Analysts
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 12 (ANI): Amid the rising inflation in Pakistan, Analysts said that if there will be a sole breadwinner in the family, where women are not be allowed to work independently, the poverty will increase and economic prosperity decreases.
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Eastern UP neglected since independence, PM Modi liberated people from cur
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Balrampur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 11 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said that the eastern part of the state has been "neglected since independence", adding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has liberated the people from the curse of poverty and back
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COVID-19 is biggest threat to child progress in UNICEF's 75-year history
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 9 (ANI): The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), in a new report on Thursday, said the COVID-19 pandemic is rolling back progress on key childhood challenges such as poverty, health and access to education.
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China's policies threaten Tibet's unique and centuries-old culture: Report
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], December 9 (ANI): Amid ongoing concerns over human rights issues in China, a new research paper has thrown light on China's relocation policy in Tibet, which under the garb of social changes, threatens its unique and centuries-old culture.
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