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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about poverty, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 1,691 stories have been published about poverty which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about poverty, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 1,691 stories have been published about poverty which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.
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Poverty · SydneyNew report highlights depth of poverty for people on income support
22 Mar 2023
A new report highlights who is most at risk of poverty in Australia, showing that payments and supplements don’t go far enough.
New report highlights depth of poverty for people on income support
United NationsNearly a half-billion people, more than eight in 10 of them in South Asia, were undernourished in 2021. For the world, the prevalence of food insecurity rose to more than 29% in 2021 from 21% in 2014. The report is the fifth annual stocktaking on food insecurity and hunger by U.N. agencies.
FAO: Rising prices, food insecurity add to ranks of hungry
64% Center coverage: 14 sources
Sean ConneryThe Italian actress was famous for her roles in several comedic movies in the 50s and her beauty.
'The world's most beautiful woman' dies at 95
67% Center coverage: 18 sources
PovertyThe Canada Disability Benefit Act, or Bill C-22, will provide a tax-free, monthly payment to low-income Canadians with disabilities under the age of 65. How much the benefit will be and who will be eligible to claim it has not yet been specified. The development of regulations allows time and space for people with disabilities and organizations that serve them.
New disability benefit would make ‘major difference’ in many Canadians’ lives
100% Left coverage: 2 sources
Pope Francis · KinshasaPope Francis urges young people in Democratic Republic of Congo to forge a new future without the ethnic rivalry, corruption and distrust that have fuelled so many bloody conflicts in Africa. Francis spoke of forgiveness and reconciliation, themes that have dominated his visit to Congo. He led the stadium in an impromptu chant of "no to corruption" in French.
Shun ethnic rivalry and corruption, pope tells African youth
50% Center coverage: 18 sources
Europe · GenevaThe World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday (Jan 30) called for greater investment in combating neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), which left more than 1.6 billion people, often in least-developed countries, requiring treatment in 2021.
WHO urges investment in neglected tropical diseases
46% Center coverage: 13 sources
Climate ChangeClimate-related disasters are becoming a cause of human trafficking, the UN says. The continuing war in Ukraine is also another risk factor for increased human trafficking. The impact of climate change "disproportionally" affected poor farming, fishing and other communities. For the first time since data collection began in 2003, the number of victims detected worldwide fell.
Climate change increases human trafficking risks — UN
67% Right coverage: 3 sources
US & Canada · WashingtonOf the 20 states that have failed to raise the minimum wage above the federal $7.25 an hour standard, 17 have more than 12% of their children living in poverty, according to a States Newsroom analysis of wage and poverty data.
Child poverty rates highest in states that haven’t raised minimum wage
56% Left coverage: 9 sources