About 1.2 million of Niger's 3.6 million rural farmers and herders are described as "extremely vulnerable" to food shortages and in need of food aid, according to an assessment of Niger's crisis

The Government launched a new action plan aimed at eradicating fuel poverty in vulnerable households this week. It defines fuel poverty as a combination of low income and poor energy efficiency in

The first phase of Puthu Vazhvu project, the World Bank-aided Tamil Nadu Empowerment and Poverty Reduction Project, will be launched in seven districts on September.The Rs 715-crore project is to be

In a world of work that increasingly crosses borders, we're discovering that globalization does not necessarily lead to better, more secure jobs. Self-employment, casual and home-based work, and

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Distinguished diplomats were reduced to eating handfuls of cold rice when an American ambassador in Rome threw a Thanksgiving reception designed to remind the corps diplomatique of the scale of world

The UK government's Department of International Development (DFID) has provided an assistance of Rs 3,661 crore for various projects in India to find long term solutions to poverty , British Deputy

Heralding a more