Tag: Poverty
Charlize Theron to become UN peace envoy
Actress Charlize Theron has signed on to help the UN fight violence against women.[MORE]
Madonna to build Malawi girls school
Pop diva Madonna is asking fans to donate money so she can build a girls' school in Malawi for underprivileged children.[MORE]
Smith Family launches Xmas appeal
The Smith Family has launched its annual Christmas appeal at a school in Sydney's south-west.[MORE]
Financial crisis hits poor hardest: ACOSS
The Australian Council of Social Services (ACOSS) says the global financial crisis is set to make things worse for the millions of Australians on or below the poverty line.[MORE]
Afghan famine 'a greater risk than Taliban'
A looming famine in Afghanistan poses a greater threat to international efforts to rebuild the country than the ongoing insurgency there, a leading British defence think-tank has warned.[MORE]
Ramos-Horta calls for more Australian aid
The President of East Timor says his country is vulnerable to becoming a staging ground for people smugglers and is asking the Aust Govt for help.[MORE]
Aid agencies urge Australians to donate
Aid agencies are appealing to Australians to continue to make donations even though people may be stretched because of the global financial crisis. [MORE]
World's poorest take centre stage at Rome film festival
Seven years after wealthy countries made solemn pledges to the world's poor, eight top directors joined forces overnight to review the UN Millennium Development Goals in their movie 8 at the Rome Film Festival.[MORE]
Poverty campaign inspires new U2 song
When 116 million people recently stood up against worldwide poverty, their coordinated cry failed to make big headlines but they did inspire Irish rocker and activist Bono to write a new song for his group U2.[MORE]
Rich nations' policies hurting poor: UN
Activists are marking the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty with renewed calls for action to help the world's poor. [MORE]
East Timor's hunger season growing: Oxfam
A new report shows people in parts of East Timor are now facing up to five months of the year without enough food to eat.[MORE]
200 million Indians go hungry daily: report
A new international report has found that India's record on hunger is worse than 25 sub-Saharan African countries, and about 200 million Indians go hungry each day.[MORE]
The rising cost of healthy foods
Our research confirms what many consumers know and academics have suspected: the cost of healthy foods is rising more quickly than the cost of unhealthy foods. Post a comment.[MORE]
New poor emerging
The Tasmanian Council of Social Service says the impact of the global financial crisis is being felt locally, with a new section of the population seeking help. [MORE]
400,000 Queenslanders 'living in poverty'
The Queensland Council for Social Service says one in every 10 Queenslanders is living in poverty.[MORE]
Churches respond to financial storm
The global financial crisis has prompted two churches in northern Tasmania to join forces next week to try to find solutions to poverty.[MORE]
Welfare groups back Garnaut report plan
Welfare groups are urging the Govt to help low income earners make their houses more energy efficient.[MORE]
World off-track in addressing global poverty
We must deal with economic issues and global poverty at the same time, because they are inextricably linked.[MORE]
Church fears growing wealth-poverty divide
The Catholic Church says the rising cost of living is creating bigger division between affluence and poverty in Australia.[MORE]
Aust private sector encouraged to help end global poverty
Australia's private sector has been being encouraged to take a bigger role in ending global poverty at the launch of Make Poverty History's 2008 campaign in Sydney.[MORE]
Bishops demand action on 'poverty crisis'
Australian Catholic bishops say poverty in Australia has reached crisis point and the Federal Government needs to take emergency measures.[MORE]
Remote conditions 'caused election swings'
The National Rural Health Alliance says recent election results in NT and WA highlight concerns over conditions in remote and regional Australia.[MORE]
Darwin 'could be home to Port Moresby-style ghettos'
Researchers warn Darwin could soon resemble Papua New Guinea's troubled capital Port Moresby.[MORE]
SA homeless numbers up
Figures show a five per cent rise in the number of homeless people in SA.[MORE]
Many Qld pensioners living in poverty, conference told
The Australian Pensioners' and Superannuants' League says 800,000 pensioners in Queensland are living below the poverty line. [MORE]
