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World Water Week in Stockholm seeks solutions to global water challenges
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Poverty Reduction Wikipedia Information

Poverty reduction (or poverty alleviation) is any process which seeks to reduce the level of poverty in a community, or amongst a group of people or countries. Poverty reduction programs may be aimed at economic or non-economic poverty. Some of the popular methods used are education, economic development, and income redistribution. Poverty reduction efforts may also be aimed at removing...

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Land degradation damaging global agricultural production, warns new UN study
April 10, 2013
UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) Executive Secretary Luc Gnacadja. Photo: UNCCD April 9...

Development dependent on sustainable approach
March 22, 2013
March 22, 2013 - Scientists taking part in a UN working group to develop a set of universal Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have warned that on our current...

Report: Rio+20 is an opportunity to fast-track the transition to the Green Economy
June 14, 2012
June 14, 2012 - While significant development progress has been achieved over the past two decades, w...

New UN report highlights gender gaps in global labour markets
December 11, 2012
Dec. 11, 2012 - Women face higher unemployment rates than men globally, and the situation is not likely to improve in the near future, says a United Nations...

Universal access to clean, efficient energy vital for poverty reduction
September 29, 2011
BANGKOK, Sept. 29, 2011 - Lack of access to modern energy services is keeping tens of millions of peo...

IAP statement on population and consumption
June 14, 2012
June 14, 2012 - The world's 105 science academies – including the Royal Society, the UK's national academy of science – are today highlighting the global...

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Iowa Senate approves higher earned income tax credit
March 21, 2013 | DesMoinesRegister.com
He described the earned income tax credit program'' as the most successful poverty reduction program in the country.'''' This is so that people who go out and work every day...

Earned- income tax credit bill approved by Iowa Senate to help low- income families
March 20, 2013 | DesMoinesRegister.com
Bolkcom said it would reward Iowans who work and are responsible and he described the earned-income tax credit program'' as the most successful poverty-reduction program in the...

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	RT @UNDP: #Brazil: South-South Cooperation key to #poverty reduction at home & abroad: http://t.co/3yVaYC3ivT v @UNUWIDER @UNDP_IPC #EndPovertyFriday Twitter: @vogchumian
	RT @UNDP: #Brazil: South-South Cooperation key to #poverty reduction at home & abroad: http://t.co/3yVaYC3ivT v @UNUWIDER @UNDP_IPC #EndPovertyFriday Twitter: @UNUWIDER
	#Brazil: South-South Cooperation key to #poverty reduction at home & abroad: http://t.co/3yVaYC3ivT v @UNUWIDER @UNDP_IPC #EndPovertyFriday Twitter: @UNDP
	Gatsibo women applaud cooperatives in Poverty reduction http://t.co/qPs1Ng8LyK #Rwanda Twitter: @DavidHorward
	RT @wipeoutpoverty: The Niagara Poverty Reduction Network website has new links to coverage of our launch + a new Business Caucus video: http://t.co/6uDNUQTRV6 Twitter: @weaverworks
	If you live in L + A, please complete the attached survey. https://t.co/zl5DiRMgjp. It will help our local Poverty Reduction Committee. Twitter: @NapaneeAreaCHC