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Women of color and transgender individuals experience particularly high levels of poverty, unemployment, and other economic hardships. Gender discrimination and sexual harassment in the workplace ...
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness has welcomed the recently announced drop in the poverty rate which he says is a result of targeted policies by the Government, validating its ...
Chinatowns are often portrayed as gritty underworlds riddled with prostitution, gambling and drug trafficking. Some of this is rooted in truth, but that unfair depiction is largely the result of ...
He, therefore, called on the Federal Government and private sector individuals to harness the agricultural potential to eradicate poverty, declaring that with the year-round farming capacity ...
I like many others spent last week observing Mental Health Awareness Week. Fresh out of that, I believe we must acknowledge Britain’s shameful poverty crisis as the major driver of mental illness in ...
Ignoring a seemingly minor outbreak of violence, as in Borno State in 2009 and Agatu in 2016 had pitched Nigeria into the hell we are experiencing now; and which is deepening poverty. For me ...
Obi stated, “You can make of the report what you want, but I’m in a coalition against bad governance, hunger, and poverty.” His remarks underscore his focus on national development and ...
Will Pope Leo XIV have to file and pay U.S. taxes, despite his strict vow of poverty? Leo is the first ... Here’s the background: In the Roman Catholic Church, rules about the ownership of ...
It’s a new and improved Albo with the same old message. “We had progressive patriotism,” Albanese said of the Labor campaign message. “We spoke about doing things the Australian way, not ...
Many girls in Sri Lanka face period poverty. They struggle to afford sanitary pads. A survey shows many girls miss school due to this. The government is trying to help with vouchers. But ...
Major U.S. cities are experiencing some degree of subsidence, a.k.a. sinking. It’s not just major coastal cities like New York, Los Angeles, and Houston; landlocked cities like Las Vegas, Denver ...
Mukiza, and other senior government officials. The survey indicates that Uganda has made notable progress in poverty alleviation, with the national poverty rate declining to 16.1 percent, equivalent ...