Blogs Posts in War category; 7 blog posts

Khama declares war on poverty

President Khama said statistics also show that the number of people living below the poverty datum line in Botswana has reduced from 59 percent in 1985/86 to 30 percent in 2002/03. The percentage is expected to drop even further at the e [...]

Posted On : Oct, 30 2010 | Comments : 0

Fate of South Asia

Threat of nuke-war, US intervention, agenda of international agencies, quest for food, freedom, justice, equality, peace and security have become the characteristics of South Asia. You may find poverty, deprivation, conflict and war at m [...]

Posted On : Sep, 08 2010 | Comments : 0

UN blames power abuse for poverty in Afghanistan

More than a third of Afghans are living in abject poverty, as those in power are more concerned about addressing their vested interests rather than the basic needs of the population, a United Nations report said Tuesday. "Abuse [...]

Posted On : Apr, 06 2010 | Comments : 0

Two million pensioners are still living in poverty

The number of pensioners living in poverty has fallen by almost a third in 10 years - but at least two million remain below the breadline. There were 2.9 million poor pensioners in 1998, according to the Office for National Statistics. T [...]

Posted On : Jan, 28 2010 | Comments : 0

Poverty title again

For the ninth time in the past two decades, local child poverty activists have given Manitoba the dubious distinction of being the child poverty capital of Canada. The NDP suggests the numbers are misleading, though. According t [...]

Posted On : Nov, 25 2009 | Comments : 1

Poverty, hunger affects development

This popular siSwati adage, which loosely means that a man whose stomach is full will be productive, came to the fore on Saturday during the joint commemoration of the world food and world poverty day at the Matsanjeni Inkhundla. The [...]

Posted On : Oct, 19 2009 | Comments : 0

South Africas Official Opposition out to Spoil ANC Party at ...

South Africa's official opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA), says it wants to prevent the ruling African National Congress (ANC) from winning a two-thirds majority in parliament in elections scheduled for April 22nd. DA official [...]