The Poverty Central http://ThePovertyCentral.com Latest information and news about world Poverty en-us Copyright 2007, The Poverty Central team. 240 Struggle to agree UN summit kickstart for Millennium goals http://ThePovertyCentral.com/article.asp?articleid=96623 Thu, 9 Sep 2010 07:45 GMT http://ThePovertyCentral.com/article.asp?articleid=96623 Struggle to agree UN summit kickstart for Millennium goalsWorld powers are moving slowly toward an accord on the strategy to be embraced at a looming United Nations summit aiming to get the lofty Millennium Development Goals back on track. Ten years after more than 150 leaders set eight ambitious targets for 2015 -- ranging from cutting child mortality rates by two thirds, to halving the number of people living in absolute poverty and spreading access to the Internet -- none are likely to be reached, experts say.

Fallout from the financial crisis, a lack of will and bad policies have been blamed by aid groups and experts for the millions of children still dying needlessly from treatable illnesses, to a lack of work for the poor and inequality faced by women. Experts are looking to presidents Barack Obama of the United States, Nicolas Sarkozy of France and other leaders at the Millennium reunion summit on September 20-22 to lay on a turbo-charged finish to the goal line.

]]> Fate of South Asia http://ThePovertyCentral.com/article.asp?articleid=96474 Wed, 8 Sep 2010 06:52 GMT http://ThePovertyCentral.com/article.asp?articleid=96474 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 most of the places in the region. The ever-present danger of war or military conflict between India and Pakistan always haunt the people of the region. India overtakes Saudi Arabia and China to be the developing world’s leading buyer of weapons. Fewer expenses are being made for health, education, housing, public services and social welfare, areas that comprise real human security. The economic condition of Nepal, Sri Lanka and Pakistan is in deep crisis.

Fate of South Asia

The nations are facing political instability as well as economic backwardness. Iraq, Palestine and Afghanistan are going through military intervention made by the US-led forces for their interests in the name of establishing governance and curbing terrorism. Tsunami, Terrorism, Maoist militancy, Civil war, factionist activities, less respect for democracy is as the added fuel to the already worse situation.

]]> Brain Health: Are Women Right To Be More Concerned Than Men? http://ThePovertyCentral.com/article.asp?articleid=96339 Tue, 7 Sep 2010 06:27 GMT http://ThePovertyCentral.com/article.asp?articleid=96339 I recently offered free copies of my new book on brain health in return for a review. Guess what... over 70% of the respondents were women. A surprising result...? No not really!

Compared with men...

Women are more willing to ask for help and not afraid to admit if they don't understand something. Women like to do research, gather information and get to the facts. Women are less likely to require instant solutions and more prepared to do 'what it takes' to get the result they want. All-in-all women seem far more sensible and courageous than most men when it comes to confronting and addressing health issues!.

]]> Malnutrition and Poverty http://ThePovertyCentral.com/article.asp?articleid=96198 Mon, 6 Sep 2010 04:49 GMT http://ThePovertyCentral.com/article.asp?articleid=96198 Malnutrition has long been recognized as a consequence of poverty. It is widely accepted that higher rates of malnutrition will be found in areas with chronic widespread poverty (ADB, 2001). Malnutrition is the result of marginal dietary intake compounded by infection. In turn, marginal dietary intake is caused by household food insecurity, lack of clean water, lack of knowledge on good sanitation, and lack of alternative sources of income. It is also compounded by, inadequate care, gender inequality, poor health services, and poor environment. While income is not the sum of total of people's lives, health status as reflects by level of malnutrition is.

]]> Poverty and Witchkilling in Africa http://ThePovertyCentral.com/article.asp?articleid=95957 Sat, 4 Sep 2010 07:19 GMT http://ThePovertyCentral.com/article.asp?articleid=95957 The Kofi Annan's challenge above is a mean one; a clarion call to every citizen of the world to do their bit, their very best, in the quest for a poverty-free world. To us, Africans , the call must be taken seriously to guarantee better future devoid of deprivations of essentials of life. Yet we see the probability of eradicating poverty in Africa soon, most especially in sub-Saharan Africa, as a mirage based on daily worrisome happenstances around us. Let's for example examine two of these disturbing trends of events that are giving many of us sleepless nights: belief in witchcraft and witch-killing or witch-stereotyping.

]]> Help Fight Poverty in Africa –through Education http://ThePovertyCentral.com/article.asp?articleid=95879 Fri, 3 Sep 2010 12:05 GMT http://ThePovertyCentral.com/article.asp?articleid=95879 For if resources are which determine the richest of a people then African countries like Nigeria, Angola, Sudan, Tanzania, and DRC Congo would be some of the richest in the world and countries like Israel, Singapore or Hong Kong would be some of the poorest.

Empirical evidence  however demonstrates that it is the country that have embraced technology( the adequate exploitation of their mind resource), who have done  better than those even more endowed with oil, gold, diamonds and even platinum.

]]> Poverty, Hey I Got It http://ThePovertyCentral.com/article.asp?articleid=95738 Thu, 2 Sep 2010 06:43 GMT http://ThePovertyCentral.com/article.asp?articleid=95738 A Small boy was wandering bare footed on the road, His Sparkling but innocent eyes were looking for something. As he has lost his some very precious thing. Suddenly his eyes stoped at the place full of garbage. he shouted with joy "Hey I GOT IT !!!!!!!!"Very next moment he has a rotten peace of bread in his hand which was covered with fungus.

On very next moment his emotions changed, A piece of bottle entered in his foot and now he was crying his innocent sparkling eyes turned into tears. This is the common sean often seen of our roads and satreests.

]]> Living In Poverty http://ThePovertyCentral.com/article.asp?articleid=95567 Wed, 1 Sep 2010 06:46 GMT http://ThePovertyCentral.com/article.asp?articleid=95567 Living In Poverty: Imagine, if you can, living in a one-room hut with a dirt floor, little or no shelter from the elements, no running water or electricity, in a community that has only dirt roads, no doctors or medical facilities, no police protection, no schools, no employment, where the average annual income is often as little as a dollar  a day, starvation and death are constant companions and grinding deprivation is so severe that parents are often forced to sell their children into servitude or prostitution, and infant mortality is extremely high. It’s truly a bleak picture.

]]> Poverty makes dad sell girl for Rs 5K http://ThePovertyCentral.com/article.asp?articleid=93350 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 10:28 GMT http://ThePovertyCentral.com/article.asp?articleid=93350 She was purchased for Rs 5,000 by a brothel-keeper's agent before being brought to city's notorious red-light area Ganga Jamuna just a year ago. The teenager was apparently sold off by her father who urged her to accompany the women who had made the payment to city where she was promised a job. Ironically she feels happy being at the brothel than face hardships at home.

Renu (name changed) had sneaked out of the brothel, along with two others, during a police raid in the locality last week. The three girls were spotted at Nagpur railway station under suspicious circumstances. Due to reasons unknown, only Renu was handed over to non-government organization by the police though all three were taken into custody.

]]> Poverty forces parents to abandon infant daughter http://ThePovertyCentral.com/article.asp?articleid=93096 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:38 GMT http://ThePovertyCentral.com/article.asp?articleid=93096 Rising poverty is forcing people to abandon their children, as an infant girl was found in a cradle outside the Edhi Centre in Korangi on Tuesday, officials told The News. The infant girl, ostensibly a year-old, according to the officials, was dropped in a ‘Jhoola’ placed outside the centre by her guardians who disappeared from the site without informing the authorities. Crying bitterly and dressed in tattered clothes, the unknown girl was then brought to the Edhi head office in Mithadar, where she is currently being sheltered.

Renowned social worker and head of the Edhi Foundation Abdul Sattar Edhi told The News: “Due to the skyrocketing inflation and increasing poverty, parents are unable to support their families and provide a square meal. With the rise in prices of essential commodities, a large number of people are now coming to the centre, seeking shelter and free food.”

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