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Poorest children 'being failed'

Millions of deaths could have been prevented had countries taken an equal approach to helping both well-off children and those from poorer backgrounds, it has been suggested.

08/09/2010

Austerity measures of the west 'could undermine progress tackling child poverty'

Attempts to lift children in the developing world could be undermined due to the austerity measures being introduced in the west.

07/09/2010

Bangladesh to use IMF funding to create jobs and reduce poverty

Bangladesh is to use a grant received from the International Monetary Fund to reduce poverty levels and create jobs, it has been revealed.

06/09/2010

Peru president urges economic stability in fight against poverty

Peruvian president Alan Garcia claims economic stability is the key to his country emerging out of poverty.

03/09/2010

Nigeria needs to create more jobs, report claims

More needs to be done to create jobs in Nigeria, a new study has claimed.

02/09/2010

Brazilian president unveils commitment to tackling poverty

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the Brazilian president, has announced his commitment to helping countries in Africa and Latin America tackle extreme poverty.

01/09/2010

Kenya 'faces struggle in becoming a developed country'

Kenya will struggle to become a developed country due to vast social disparity, it has been suggested.

31/08/2010

South Africa 'would greatly benefit' from foreign investment

Overseas investment could help South Africa tackle its poverty levels

27/08/2010

Food security conditions in SA "currently satisfactory'

A new report finds that a good harvest has been positive for many parts of southern Africa

26/08/2010

'Very little known' about Rwanda in outside world

Rwanda is mainly known for its devastating genocide in the western world, it is noted

25/08/2010


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