forbes.com (09.03.2017) The government at the centre is willing to share your rent. A new welfare scheme might soon come into existence where the urban-poor will be given rent vouchers that can be given out to the land lords.
D+C - Development + Cooperation (13.03.2017) At home, Germany and other industrialised states consider social protection very important and spend a lot of money on the matter. But when it came to development assistance, the idea of social transfers to the needy was next to taboo around the world for a long time. Things are changing – and that may help put an end to extreme poverty.
The Independent (11.11.2016) One in five children live in poverty in Canada, according to Unicef, and a recent poll found two-thirds of Canadians open to the idea of basic income
Southern Voice on Post-MDGs Development Goals (23.11.2016) This research paper, commissioned as part of the series ‘Starting Strong: the first 1000 days of the SDGs’, identifies key actions toward addressing the unfinished business of the MDGs and how to reach those who are furthest behind in relation to the new SDGs.
Reuters (09.03.2017) Parliament approved on Thursday an anti-poverty package aimed at providing financial relief to the growing number of hard-up Italians battered by years of economic stagnation and high unemployment.
El Pais (23.03.2017) Pese a ser uno de los países más prósperos de la región, una quinta parte de los costarricenses vive en la pobreza. Así trata el Gobierno de ayudarles a salir de ella
Economia Hoy (04.08.2016) En América Latina y el Caribe hay 16.5 millones de explotaciones de agricultura familiar en las que laboran más de 60 millones de persona
Euractiv (11.08.2016) Poor housing is costing EU economies €194bn every year in healthcare, social services and lost productivity, research has found.
Devex (09.08.2016) Countries don't need to be wealthy and developed to implement an effective and stable social protection program that fits the needs of citizens, according to Bart Édes, director of the Asian Development Bank’s poverty reduction, gender and social development division.
The Guardian (01.08.2016) Dealing with the effects of poverty costs the public purse £78bn a year, or £1,200 for every person in the UK, according to the first wide-ranging report into the impact of deprivation on Britain’s finances.
