Sentences with phrase «global poverty»

Even politicians who want to fight global poverty need this public pressure so they can claim that it is in their own interest to act.

In real terms, this would mean a 12 per cent cut in global poverty.

Thanks to aid spending from around the world, we have seen massive breakthroughs in reducing global poverty, and especially the number of child deaths.

They could pretty much end global poverty in one fell swoop.

The data on global poverty and inequality chill hope that economic growth alone will diminish poverty and benefit everyone.

Together they allow people to mitigate climate change, to spare nature, and to alleviate global poverty.

It shows that tackling global poverty is a question of political will, not a pipe dream.

While the event will have a relaxed atmosphere with worship and food, there are hopes that after some collaboration the attendees will come up with an innovative way to fight against global poverty.

We can't solve global poverty without also tackling climate change.

Whether they want to rescue stray animals or address global poverty, young people innovate solutions that they can turn into business pursuits.

In the 1990s global poverty fell by 20 %, but the number of hungry people rose by 18 million.

It is a sign of the times that a celebrity is one of the most visible persons attacking global poverty.

His interests are international politics and ethics, specifically global poverty and resistance.

What does helping a 3 - year - old control her temper tantrums have to do with reducing global poverty?

This book will open your eyes on global poverty, and make you realize that we are close to success, aside from self - inflicted wounds.

It is now a system that's used worldwide, and has helped in the fight against global poverty.

But a more important reason is that we can't solve global poverty, population growth, climate change, terrorism unless we bring women and girls into the picture.

Maybe there is a better, wiser way to end global poverty.

He believed the most powerful argument in favor of educating girls was as a strategy to eliminate global poverty.

Last year, representatives from the International Rescue Committee had the honor; this year, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio will be joined by special guest Global Citizen, represented by Global Poverty Project CEO Hugh Evans.

UK About Blog NewsBiscuit was launched by John O'Farrell in September 2006 with the noble aims of eradicating global poverty, creating a lasting peace in the Middle East and providing a daily dose of humour to bored people at work.

Eugene is the co-founder and executive director of One Day's Wages — «a movement of People, Stories, and Actions to alleviate extreme global poverty.»

Lots of colourful photos from around the world illustrating the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), eight international targets for reducing global poverty by 2015.

Purses totaling $ 300 million would go to those who tackle «grand challenges» in categories such as global poverty, the environment, public health, and education.

From the traditional right Cameron enlisted Iain Duncan Smith for the social justice policy group, John Redwood to examine economic competitiveness and Peter Lilley to look at global poverty.

The World Bank said coal was no cure for global poverty on Wednesday, rejecting a main industry argument for building new fossil fuel projects in developing countries.

A short - sighted coal company might decide to start launching critiques of the science of climate change and start having a crack at renewables while at the same time selling its product as some sort of silver bullet that can solve global poverty with a single well - aimed shot.

Growing crops to feed them to farm animals is vastly inefficient, driving up the price of grains and legumes, and entrenching global poverty; to produce enough food for 9 billion people by 2050, we will need a more efficient system.

In common with the reports launched by Social Justice Policy Group and the Globalisation and Global Poverty Policy Group this morning's report - entitled An Unquiet World - is comprehensive and substantial, David Cameron called it «hard headed, gritty and practical.»

The world will never meet the UN Millennium development goals, to halve global poverty, unless we see more progress in India.

She has played a leadership role on many global poverty campaigns for the past 11 years, including Oxfam International's Make Trade Fair campaign.

Here they grew out of the Millennium Development Goals that claimed success in reducing global poverty while acknowledging there was still much more to do.

In the effort to inform, condemn and most importantly prevent global poverty this paper examines the promises and policies of Greek politicians during the Greek crisis and its social effects and consequences on people's lives and rights.

Once you click «send,» the Hinkle Charitable Foundation (HCF) will donate $ 100 to the Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF), a very worthy non-profit working hard to simultaneously combat global poverty and climate change.

But at the same time, I was also seeing the students working on ending the genocide in Darfur and working on global poverty efforts.

About Blog Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) is a research and policy nonprofit that discovers and promotes effective solutions to global poverty problems.

Even the carefully constructed global poverty numbers of the World Bank need to be taken with a mid-size sea's worth of salt, of course.

Bill and Melinda Gates sat down with Charlie Rose on Wednesday, where the couple talked the compassion needed to impact global poverty.

With ChildFund's announcement, global poverty relief efforts are becoming increasingly tied to the bitcoin network.

Defined as lending small amounts of money to businesses in the developing world, microfinance is a critical asset to ease global poverty.

By making global poverty a concern of U.S. citizens, the One Campaign makes it a concern of U.S. leaders.

Micah Challenge is an organization that seeks to make the eradication of global poverty part of the church's mission.

Alexander, who includes adviser to U2 singer Bono on global poverty among his portfolio of jobs, also called for EU powers over fisheries and agriculture to be handed to Holyrood post-Brexit and backed Gordon Brown's call for a constitutional convention to consider further devolution to the nations and regions of the UK.

The Global Poverty Project's Hugh Evans explains the goals behind his work in St Paul's Cathedral.