S African leader commends Muslim fight against poverty
President Cyril Ramaphosa has commended the charitable efforts of South African Muslims in alleviating poverty in the country in an Eid message to …
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Chinese vice president in Pakistan for 3-day visit
During an April 26 visit to Beijing, Khan announced the next phase of the CPEC and said his country will now focus on eliminating poverty from …
Nigeria: War, poverty force children to eat off streets
These children survive on the little they receive from their daily benefactors, with many from the country’s southwest, haunted by poverty or the failed …
Bill giving pensions to lawmakers outrages Nigerians
Nigeria was recently distinguished as the so-called poverty capital of the world by the World Poverty Clock. It has 13 million out-school-children and a …
Anti-corruption efforts dominate elections in S. Africa
I hope the new administration will increase employment opportunities, fight crime and reduce poverty,” he said. In a separate interview, political …
‘Islam has a better notion of financial regulation’
“One has to learn poverty because the problem is rich do not have any sense of time. They think time is money but in fact time is really for benefit of …
Pakistan announces ‘next phase’ in mega-deal with China
"Together, Pakistan and China are entering the next phase of CPEC, with greater emphasis on socioeconomic uplift, poverty alleviation, agricultural …
Palestine minors still face specter of death, detention
Hanafi cited figures from the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) which put the poverty rate among Palestinians in Lebanese refugee …
Turkey: Sustainable development indicators released
"Poverty rate for young population representing the 15-24 age group was 18.5 percent in 2010 and decreased to 15.8 percent in 2017," it said.
1 in 5 children live in extreme poverty: Report
One in five children live in extreme poverty, subsisting on less than $1.90 a day, UNICEF and the International Labour Organization (ILO) said in a joint …
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