Sentences with phrase «in general poverty»

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The incidence of seniors in poverty has improved from around one in three during the 1950s to one in 10 today, roughly in line with the general population.

But while the entire MDG process has been basking in the glow of the poverty - reduction results — and talking of eliminating poverty altogether — none of this progress is properly attributable to UN efforts in particular, or the global governance movement in general.

Aimed at improving the health standards of people at or below the poverty line, four of the public sector general insurers implemented UHIS in India.

Here and there in the history of Israel, groups such as the Essenes preached asceticism and the virtues of poverty, but this was by no means the general rule.

Although I dislilke proselytizing, I learned an interesting «take it to the bank» fact about Catholic charities: it is this: because good and decent people who are priests and nuns take vows of poverty and are given only small allowances, Catholic charities in general deliver a far greater percentage of your donated dollar to the work you wanted done with it.

That, in fact, in many places, the operations of transnational capital — far from extending access to property, creating general prosperity, promoting democratic institutions, or advancing the causes of law and justice — destroy functioning local economies and communities, sustain and deepen poverty among those capital reduces to the commodity of cheap labor, exploit unjust labor systems, support despotisms, take advantage of conditions in regions too poor to impose or enforce environmental protections (for their ecosystems or their peoples), and are often complicit in the procedural abuse of persons who can hope for no legal redress?

The words in which Jesus attacks wealth must not be misunderstood as meaning that he made the general demand that every one should give away his property, that he preached the ideal of poverty or demanded asceticism.

Part of the problem in helping alleviate poverty in the area is the fact that fundraising is more difficult when the general population doesn't know «hidden homelessness» exists.

José Graziano da Silva, director general, Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), urged governments in the Asia and Pacific region to sharpen their focus on achieving Zero Hunger by reducing rural poverty

Breastfeeding plays an important role in reducing poverty (SDG 1); addressing food safety, nutrition, and insecurity (SDG 2); promoting the general health and well - being of families (SDG 3); and creating sustainable consumption patterns (SDG 12).

I would agree, it seems to me that employment is likely to lower the chances of poverty and crime, and modern western societies have placed a lot of value on being employed (or working in general, as in being self - employed or even owning and running a business - but most people still work regular old jobs).

The UN Secretary General is quoted in the statement to have said that the summit would chart a new era of sustainable development in which poverty would be eradicated, prosperity would be shared and the core drivers of climate change would be tackled.

Marked «sensitive» and sent to the work and pensions secretary, Iain Duncan Smith, two weeks after the general election, the civil service memo forecasts that «around 40,000 more... children might in the absence of any behaviour change, find themselves in poverty as a result of reducing the cap to # 23,000».

Tony Blair today set up a new group, chaired by UN secretary general Koffi Annan, to report on progress in tackling poverty in Africa.

Unfortunately, we have in Ghana a government whose policy now only delivers poverty,» CPP's General Secretary Nii Armah Akomfrah told Class91.3 fm's Ekow Mensah - Shalders on the Executive Breakfast Show on Thursday, January 21.

Chris Keates, NASUWT General Secretary, said: «The fact that the UK has over 3.7 million children living in poverty is scandalous.

This line was attached by Mark Serwotka, general secretary of the PCS, who said rising poverty was in part fuelled by the strict pay deals imposed on low paid public sector workers.

«On our part, the National Social Protection Policies designed to rescue Nigerians out of poverty and vulnerability, would further help to restore abundance in the general well being of the citizens as lives would be positively impacted through this scheme», he stressed.

An attempt to send global poverty up the agenda for the forthcoming general election campaign has got underway in St Paul's Cathedral.

But some education specialists say that elected school boards in general pose problems for urban school districts with challenges related to poverty.

A former Chaplain of Aso Villa Chapel and General Overseer of All Christians Fellowship Mission, Maitama, Rev. Dr. William Okoye, has expressed concern over the hunger and poverty in the country, which he said had worsened cases of suicide.

Commenting on the latest child poverty figures, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» union, said: «Many teachers see on a daily basis the effect that living in poverty has on children.

Map making In general, the first stage in creating a poverty atlas is to identify the communities that meet the criteria for being considered a slum and to plug their locations into geographic information system (GIS) softwarIn general, the first stage in creating a poverty atlas is to identify the communities that meet the criteria for being considered a slum and to plug their locations into geographic information system (GIS) softwarin creating a poverty atlas is to identify the communities that meet the criteria for being considered a slum and to plug their locations into geographic information system (GIS) software.

Teeming crowds in general, and poverty in particular, can make living in India a challenge for scientists accustomed to the West.

In the last decade of his life, Lange became interested in increasing access to health care in general — by setting up health insurance plans in Africa, for instance — and driving down povertIn the last decade of his life, Lange became interested in increasing access to health care in general — by setting up health insurance plans in Africa, for instance — and driving down povertin increasing access to health care in general — by setting up health insurance plans in Africa, for instance — and driving down povertin general — by setting up health insurance plans in Africa, for instance — and driving down povertin Africa, for instance — and driving down poverty.

«This is a momentous achievement, which will allow AfricaRice to invigorate its effort to reach the common objectives of improving food security and reducing poverty in Africa, through advances in rice research and training of rice breeders,» stated Dr Roy - Macauley, Director General of AfricaRice on the occasion of the signature of the Memorandum of Understanding in late 2016

In September 2011, the United Nations General Assembly High - Level Meeting on «Addressing desertification, land degradation and drought in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication» brought together political leaders from across the worlIn September 2011, the United Nations General Assembly High - Level Meeting on «Addressing desertification, land degradation and drought in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication» brought together political leaders from across the worlin the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication» brought together political leaders from across the world.

All of a sudden my general (and at times very overwhelming) interest in this massive social justice issue of global extreme poverty and gender inequality became a narrow - focused mission to help a few of Uganda's brightest young women go to college and become leaders in their communities.

«Indeed, the entire film lacks any sense of poverty beyond the simple absence of luxury... The acting in general tends toward the one - note and over-the-top.

Set in «Rome» — a place unsure whether it is a nameless poverty - stricken Eastern European country or the UK — the film opens with it's unhappy citizens plotting against Caius Martius (Ralph Fiennes), an Army General who's withholding grain from them.

In general, VAMs factor in the gains the student was expected to make based on past performance, and in some cases, control for elements such as peer characteristics and background, including poverty level and family educatioIn general, VAMs factor in the gains the student was expected to make based on past performance, and in some cases, control for elements such as peer characteristics and background, including poverty level and family educatioin the gains the student was expected to make based on past performance, and in some cases, control for elements such as peer characteristics and background, including poverty level and family educatioin some cases, control for elements such as peer characteristics and background, including poverty level and family education.

It's important to note that the absolute poverty rates shown in Figure 3 are for the general population, not for children.

The general poverty reduction was much higher among older people and in households with no youths or children.

In general, districts with higher poverty rates have higher rates of maltreatment investigations.

In 2015 the UN General Assembly formally accepted a new set of 17 measurable Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), ranging from ending world poverty to achieving gender equality and empowering women and girls by 2030.

At the general election each party must pledge a real strategy to reduce child poverty, with children's centres and sure start in every town to ensure that every child has the best start in life.

In general, children from poverty with special education needs or English language learning needs are enrolled in charter schools, selective magnet schools, and selective vocational academies at lower percentages than in traditional, democratic, public schoolIn general, children from poverty with special education needs or English language learning needs are enrolled in charter schools, selective magnet schools, and selective vocational academies at lower percentages than in traditional, democratic, public schoolin charter schools, selective magnet schools, and selective vocational academies at lower percentages than in traditional, democratic, public schoolin traditional, democratic, public schools.

These general findings notwithstanding, the implications for early reading programs in high - poverty schools are still not entirely clear.

And unfortunately, in general, schools with higher poverty levels tend to have more novice teachers.

Clearly, children in poverty, racial and ethnic minorities, and girls in general, have an increased risk of obesity, which might negatively affect their academic achievement.

School staff in general believed that seeing the play motivated educators and students to explore the issue of poverty.

The main concern I have about the correlation between perceived poverty and educational opportunity is that U. S. students post mediocre performances on the PISA math test in general.

Approximately 100 public schools — nearly half in Virginia and Texas alone — are named after Confederate generals, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, a civil rights advocacy group.

Schools receive the largest amount of their state funding through a general fund that distributes money through a formula that gives more to districts with more students with challenges, including those who live in poverty, and less state money to districts with high property values.

In Wisconsin, school districts receive the largest amount of their state funding through a general fund that distributes money through a formula that gives more to districts with more students with challenges, including those who live in povertIn Wisconsin, school districts receive the largest amount of their state funding through a general fund that distributes money through a formula that gives more to districts with more students with challenges, including those who live in povertin poverty.

Second, we believe that claims made on the basis of this flawed study feed the false hopes of many Americans, including policymakers, educators, and the general public, that we can find a single, simple solution, such as directly teaching phonics, to the real and complex problem of improving the reading of young children in high poverty schools.

The authors examine the literature on potential sources of disproportionate identification rates — including test bias, poverty, special education processes, inequity in general education, issues of behavior management, and cultural sensitivity — and conclude that no single simple explanation exists.

The district is continuing a process of identifying and implementing tools for positive reinforcement and classroom management techniques appropriate to young learners, he noted, and a big part of that is a growing «recognition that a lot of students come to us suffering from trauma» from the home and from the general instability of living in poverty.

I challenge her to call for full wrap around services in all «high poverty» schools and to increase Title I funding available to schools serving poor children in general.

A teacher who supports students in poverty under federal Title I grants might be adept at improving reading fluency, for example; she may lead a small group including English - learners, general education students, and a student with dyslexia who all need to work on that skill.