Sentences with phrase «on global poverty»

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

The World Bank came out with new numbers on global poverty last week --- and they were full of good news: The proportion of people living on a less than $ 1.25 a day has halved since 1990.

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

4.48 pm: Andrew Mitchell, the international development secretary, is leading a session on global poverty at the moment.

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

She serves the Jewish and broader religious communities in a number of capacities including as a member of the Global Initiative for Faith, Health and Development of the Center for Interfaith Action on Global Poverty, as a member of the Summit on Religious Leadership in Response to HIV and as a board member of the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies.

She has written inspirational books and articles focusing on global poverty, HIV / AIDS, and Israeli - Palestinian peace.

For decades, Professor Sen has been an influential voice on global poverty and matters concerning the poor.

Amidst wide - ranging perceptions on global poverty, is it on the decline or on the increase?

Not exact matches

The African nation of Zambia, for instance, has only enough food available to provide its population with 1,870 calories on average, per day, according to a striking global map in the October issue of National Geographic — and in truth, in much of the world, such calorie counts offer an inflated view of what's actually accessible to most citizens, due to widespread poverty, civil unrest, natural disasters, corruption, government mismanagement, food - distribution failures, and other issues.

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

Giving the UN credit for the fall in global poverty is a bit like an NHL goal judge claiming he won the Stanley Cup because he turned on the red light when the winning goal was scored.

The Microsoft founder's organization focuses on addressing issues such as global health, poverty and education, and the new gift from Buffett will likely be spent on those causes.

Social entrepreneurship contests: Entrepreneurs working on solving global problems such as hunger, poverty, energy and education now have a smorgasbord of contests from which to choose, including the Hult Global Case Challenge, which awards $ 1 million in prizes annglobal problems such as hunger, poverty, energy and education now have a smorgasbord of contests from which to choose, including the Hult Global Case Challenge, which awards $ 1 million in prizes annGlobal Case Challenge, which awards $ 1 million in prizes annually.

Professor Sachs is widely considered to be one of the world's leading experts on economic development, global macroeconomics, and the fight against poverty.

A recent study on the subject by the World Bank details the path toward global financial inclusion with the broader goal to further reduce extreme poverty and balance economic prosperity.

Outside of KPCB, John supports entrepreneurs focused on the environment, public education and alleviating global poverty.

At Global Citizen, we believe that taking action on the world's most challenging issues — from education to health to climate — can make the world a better place and help eliminate extreme poverty by 2030.

As part of its new international outreach, the cathedral has opened the Center for Global Justice and Reconciliation, which describes itself as focusing on poverty, social justice and peacemaking initiatives around the globe.

It raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to bring in participants for an interfaith conference on women and global poverty in April that featured former secretary of state Madeleine Albright, former Canadian prime minister Kim Campbell and former Irish president Mary Robinson.

At the same time, nation states are slowly recognizing their interdependence and that great issues, such as global warming, poverty, drug abuse and international terrorism can not be dealt with by one country on its own.

That leads on a pathway too permanent inner happiness.you people think you solving the world with your limited areas of buisness and criminal justice degrees or phony rip off international banking degrees.there is more education and technology but have not solved global poverty so sad.and most of you commit suicide which makes you a selfish sob and the root cause of it is false hope and GREED

It is women who are taking the lead in this global struggle, because feminization of poverty, violence against women, dehumanizing treatment of women and all other forms of pains imposed on women drive them to fight back.

Marking 60 years of Christian Aid Week, Theresa May, Jeremy Corbyn and Tim Farron covered in their write - ups their view on Britain's role in the world covering issues including the aid budget, the refugee crisis and helping to eradicate global poverty.

It included short presentations and proof points from global dairy leaders as well as from Food & Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on the contribution of the dairy sector to the achievement of key Sustainable Development Goals such as ending poverty and hunger, and protecting the environment.

About Share Our Strength Share Our Strength was founded on the belief that everyone has a strength to share in the global fight against hunger and poverty, and that in these shared strengths lie solutions.

The program focuses on poverty reduction through job creation, improved incomes, and access to global markets and job skills.

Nestle's latest global strategy is to promote its baby milk with the claim that it «protects» babies, even though it knows babies fed on it are more likely to become sick than breastfed babies and, in conditions of poverty, more likely to die.

In the meantime, UK NGOs will redouble their efforts on promoting an internationalist, outward - facing Britain committed to playing its part in tackling global challenges and implementing the SDGs to address poverty, climate change and inequality.

Population size and age, fertility, mobility, poverty, equity, and resource availability and consumption all influence the impact on the environment» «Nigeria should focus on more influence in advocacy of family planning, the need to enhance people's knowledge on the modern family planning especially in rural areas» said Fayehun According to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs as published on 21 June, 2017, global population will reach to 9.80 billion by 2050.

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> Lord Bates on ConHome yesterday: George Carey should worry a little bit more about global poverty and a little less about David Cameron

The UK has a long legacy of leading the fight against global poverty, and it's essential that we use our influence to ensure the European Union also delivers on the 0.7 % commitment as it develops its budget from 2014 — 20.

Even most Americans on an income at the poverty line fall inside the top 10 per cent of global incomes.

On its website, We Are Europe states: «With Europe we've had 70 years of peace, and together we've led the world on issues from climate change and human rights, to the fight against global poverty.On its website, We Are Europe states: «With Europe we've had 70 years of peace, and together we've led the world on issues from climate change and human rights, to the fight against global poverty.on issues from climate change and human rights, to the fight against global poverty...

Dr. Pogge is a renowned expert on poverty and human rights, Director of the Global Justice Program and Leitner Professor of Philosophy and International Affairs at Yale University.

«Whether it is fighting global poverty, advocating for immigrants or his historic stance on global climate change, Pope Francis has been an international leader in the fight for social justice and we're thrilled he will be bringing that message to East Harlem.

Mr Geldof is an adviser on David Cameron's globalisation and global poverty policy group, and today the Tory leader said he was «passionately committed» to an «ambitious policy programme on international development».

Dr Bawumia know very well that part of the reasons why the Zimbabwean people are languishing in poverty with low infrastructure development in many parts of its rural zones is this wholesale handing out of the country's mineral resources over the last three decades costing the country millions of jobs.Is Dr Bawumia aware that Zimbabwe has runout of alluvial diamonds at a time when the country has been allowed to sell its gems on the global market.

In the past years, he has served on the Conservative Party's Globalisation and Global Poverty policy group chaired by the Rt Hon Peter Lilley MP.

Alexander is reported to be advising the rock star on the challenges of securing investment in development to tackle global poverty.

The Lib Dems are pro-European and want to work with our partners in Europe and internationally to secure a global deal on climate change, reform international financial regulation and tackle global poverty.

«This Agreement, in enhancing the implementation of the [2015 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change], including its objective, aims to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change, in the context of sustainable development and efforts to eradicate poverty, including by: (a) Holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels, recognizing that this would significantly reduce the risks and impacts of climate change; (b) Increasing the ability to adapt to the adverse impacts of climate change and foster climate resilience and low greenhouse gas emissions development, in a manner that does not threaten food production; and (c) Making finance flows consistent with a pathway towards low greenhouse gas emissions and climate - resilient development.

Unfortunately, the mealybug is equally capable of traveling via a human vector — and it is now devastating the cassava (aka manioc or yucca) crop on some 200,000 hectares in Thailand, where some 60 percent of global exports (worth $ 1.5 billion) are grown, according to the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), a Colombia - based research nonprofit focused on reducing hunger and poverty via sustainable agriculture.

To accomplish the MDGs and encourage global development, UNDP focuses on poverty reduction, HIV / AIDS, democratic governance, energy and environment, social development, and crisis prevention and recovery.

Currently focused on an array of initiatives in energy, public health, and global poverty, Google.org tapped Larry Brilliant, a doctor specializing in preventive medicine and public health and the former CEO of two public companies, to serve as its executive director.

This optimism is based on the fact that the resources that are required to launch a global war on poverty and underdevelopment, including capital, technology, and human skills, exist in abundance in Africa and are within reach through a new global partnership based on shared responsibility and mutual interest.

The report lists 30 cities that face increased health risks from heat waves worsened by global warming, based on a combination of four factors: average number of summer days with «oppressive» summer heat, the percentage of households without central air conditioning, ground - level ozone levels, and the percentage of households below the poverty line.

Our academics regularly advise on policy issues around major global challenges such as poverty reduction and environmental sustainability.