Sentences with phrase «of high levels of poverty»

In the context of high levels of poverty and malnutrition, the priority for many African countries is increasing access to energy services and improving the economic welfare of their people.

Not exact matches

High poverty levels aren't a sufficient reason either, seeing as other countries with low levels of per - capita income, such as Kenya and Jamaica, consistently fare better, he added.

The federal government would maintain the higher funding levels for those up to 133 % of the federal poverty level.

Wisconsin allows adults with dependent children who earn around 100 percent of the poverty level — $ 11,880 — to enroll in Medicaid, and Maine and Tennessee each have slightly higher caps.

«B.C. has the highest levels of child poverty in the country,» she noted.

To do this, we must take a look at all the factors that play into safeguarding our community from devastation, such as developing smart infrastructure, increasing mobility options, addressing the affordable housing crisis and closing the income inequality gap that is fueling high levels of poverty throughout Miami - Dade County.

An Analysis of the Economic Circumstances of Canadian Seniors, authored by statistician Richard Shillington of Tristat Resources and released by the Broadbent Institute, also shows the Old Age Security (OAS) and Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) guarantee levels are falling behind and trends in income sources for seniors suggest that high poverty rates among seniors will further increase.

Indeed, among Canada's 16 peer countries, the U.S. has the second - highest level of income per capita but also the highest rates of poverty and homicides and the lowest life expectancy.

Many think this level of poverty is exclusive to people living in developing countries, but the number of people in America living in extreme poverty has reached a record high: 20.5 million in 2010.

«In a country like India, with a high population density and a high level of poverty, virtually every ecological niche is occupied by some occupational or cultural human group for its sustenance.

And consider this: child care workers themselves are paid poverty - level wages, which leads to remarkably high levels of turnover.

The high levels of childhood abuse, homelessness, drug use and poverty experienced by those involved strongly suggests that survival is the overriding motivating factor.

«Not just in one country but in numerous Muslim countries, I have been able to walk in, head held high, no covert cover story and not only identify passively as a Christian but identify openly, work openly and hold serious talks about faith between Muslims and Christians, and not just at the grassroots level of poverty — people who needed my help — but also with the powerful and influential people who could have, in that moment, had me arrested and had me taken out back.»

«Specifically, they were more likely to have higher levels of educational attainment, lower levels of poverty, increased physical activity, reduced rates of smoking and drinking, and a healthier eating index.»

Glasgow and Dundee are also the principal centres of urban blight with only two - thirds of the working age populations in employment, and the highest Scottish levels of children living in poverty, to which can be added high levels of ill health and of alcohol and drug abuse.

Anyone who can be ok with a high level of poverty and uninsured children does not display the values he preaches.

This is despite growing high - level recognition of the benefits of ecological based agriculture and organic in particular as a solution to the MDG 1: Extreme Poverty & Hunger:

This was more than welcome in a region that has to cope with political instability, high crime rates, a tea industry suffering from falling prices and rising costs, and a large part of the population living below poverty level.

But also # 3 — high levels of inequality and poverty, with particularly high levels of deprivation among African Americans.

Those with a low level of educational attainment are almost five times as likely to be in poverty now as those with a high level of education.

They largely refused to acknowledge that poverty rather than school quality was the root cause of the educational problems of disadvantaged kids, for fear that saying so would merely reinforce a long - standing belief among public educators that students unlucky enough to live in poverty shouldn't be expected to achieve at high levels — and public educators shouldn't be expected to get them there.

With a high number of students living below the poverty level, Ferrua had been giving a lot of thought to the connection between nutrition and education outlined in Jensen's writings.

A study, commissioned by the depository and conducted by the University of Illinois at Chicago, determined which areas have the highest levels of poverty and the least access to emergency food.

* A note about prices: I am located in a rural area with a high level of poverty.

As I note in this article, people who grow up in poverty experience high levels of stress, and may therefore be at high risk of developing stress - related diseases, atherosclerosis, autoimmune disorders, and cancer.

Nestlé executives at the highest level of the company have refused to stop this process even though they know that babies fed on formula are more likely to become sick than breastfed babies and, in conditions of poverty, more likely to die.

All of these parents lived in the inner cities of America's 20 largest cities; 65 % had no high school degree; 85 % were African or Hispanic American; and 60 % were below the poverty level.

These included fathers» age in years, race and ethnicity, household poverty level (as a percentage of the federal poverty level), educational level (less than high school, high school or equivalent, some college or more), employment status (reporting regular work in the last week), and marital status with the child's mother.

That means that (at the current poverty level), the highest cost of a plan is $ 4,244 (cheaper than what you would currently pay for health care).

It proposes to reduce homelessness and high levels of poverty in many of our upstate cities.

The figures reveal the high levels of poverty in London, and the wide disparities between local areas.

Colia Clark says 46 million Americans have fallen into poverty, the highest level of Americans living in poverty since 1993.

«Universal Credit means the poorest get the highest level of money, and that is the best way to deal with youth poverty, to deal with child poverty, and to deal with homes that are workless.»

(Near - poor is between the poverty line and double that income level; moderate income is between 200 and 400 percent of the poverty line; higher income is above that level.)

In his introductory remark, Byrne painted a grim picture that Syracuse faces: sluggish economic development, fleeing population, high tax and rising level of poverty.

The money is going to districts with higher levels of poverty.

There has been widespread despondency, brought about by severe hardships, rising cost of living, high levels of youth unemployment, collapsed businesses and increasing poverty which is partly the result of a 4 year old energy crisis.

He described 2015 as «one of the most difficult in our 58 - year history» due to «widespread despondency, brought about by severe hardships, rising cost of living, high levels of youth unemployment, collapsed businesses and increasing poverty which is partly the result of a 4 year old energy crisis.

Low pay is a crucial part of the explanation for the UK's high level of in - work poverty.

Our misguided and ill - intentioned centralised government has led to high levels of poverty, unemployment and inequality, the absence of basic healthcare and dysfunctional politics characterised by cut - throat, destructive, expensive and self - serving contests for the almighty federal power every four years!

Whilst all four countries are experiencing high levels of fuel poverty the Monitor identifies a number of particular difficulties being faced by vulnerable households in the individual countries calling on the need for Government to provide a more concise and effective plan to tackle the problem.

«But in other areas where there's high level of poverty... we can't just keep our fingers crossed there will be people there.

«Britain simply can not afford the human and economic costs of child poverty levels much higher than our European competitors.»

Whilst all four countries are experiencing high levels of fuel poverty the Monitor identifies a number of particular difficulties being faced by vulnerable households in the individual countries.

The body said it has «consistently expressed concern that incidents of high level corruption and impunity of perpetrators is deepening poverty in the country, contributing to the systematic violations of internationally recognised social and economic rights of the citizens, including the rights to food, health, and education»

There are still high levels of poverty and unemployment and there are also big differences in the distribution of wealth between the north and the south.

The report shows - that Albany has a high level of poverty - and unable to collect taxes on 59 percent of the properties which are tax - exempt, plus 17 percent of other city properties that are vacant.

Those communities have taken the full force of austerity... Those areas that have the deepest poverty, the highest levels of unemployment have also had the biggest cuts in central government support.»

She referenced the high levels of poverty many of Syracuse's residents face, and how this impacts education and housing and job prospects.

A 2015 report found that out of the 100 largest metropolitan areas in the U.S., Syracuse had the highest level of concentrated poverty among its black and Hispanic communities.