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Human rights for all people at all times, even during wars

Human rights for all people at all times, even during wars

By Dr. Hassan Humeida KIEL, GERMANY: Citation-I: “The many receiving countries are doing their best to receive and take in the war refugees without any narrow ethnic or religious leanings – Title of the article: Standing together during the arduous challenges of war, written by Hassan Humeida” Citation-II: “Here, only the person who urgently needs […]

War: Industry of poverty and hunger out of nothing!! – Part IV

War: Industry of poverty and hunger out of nothing!! – Part IV

By Dr. Hassan Humeida – Germany KIEL: It is the government’s duty to provide security for farmers and ranchers so that poverty and hunger can be avoided. There should be direct protection for the farmer and the rancher, with the presence of security guards “military / police” who protect them, so that their products cannot […]

Pakistan: 36.9% of people experience food insecurity

Pakistan: 36.9% of people experience food insecurity

[Islamabad]  The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) says the 36.9 percent of the population experience food insecurity. Alarmingly, among them, the 18.3% face “severe” food insecurity. In its third quarterly report on the state of the economy, released Monday, the SBP noted provincial disparities in terms of food security. Only 63.1% of the country’s households are “food secure”, […]

China’s Xinjiang provides focused assistance to areas of extreme poverty

China’s Xinjiang provides focused assistance to areas of extreme poverty

Thanks to the unremitting efforts of China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Turghun Rose , a man from a registered poor family in Awati township of Kashgar, Xinjiang, is now securing a stable income working as a forest ranger in the village and running agritainment business under the assistance from local government. “Turghun comes from a […]

Villagers shake off poverty by making replica Terracotta Warriors in Shaanxi

Villagers shake off poverty by making replica Terracotta Warriors in Shaanxi

Every year, millions of tourists from home and abroad come to marvel at the Terracotta Warriors, the stone soldiers and horses buried to protect China’s first emperor Qinshihuang of the Qin Dynasty (221 BC-206 BC) in the afterlife. In Lintong county, near Xi’an, capital of Shaanxi Province, a parallel trade sprang up to provide souvenirs […]

Over 80 million people lifted out of poverty in China in past six years

Over 80 million people lifted out of poverty in China in past six years

China has lifted 82.39 million people out of poverty over the past six years, cutting the poverty headcount ratio to 1.7 percent from 10.2 percent, according to the State Council Leading Group Office of Poverty Alleviation and Development. The office also indicated that the country’s three-year action plan on poverty alleviation got off to a […]

Shanxi villagers turn to acting as a path out of poverty

Shanxi villagers turn to acting as a path out of poverty

After a quick lunch, Li Tieling, 69, rushes to a location to take part in the filming of a war-themed TV drama in his village of Beishanyun, Yushe county, North China’s Shanxi Province. At the entrance of this traditional and ancient village, uniformed figures in army caps hold a heated discussion with the director about […]

China’s reform and opening-up creates miracle in poverty reduction

China’s reform and opening-up creates miracle in poverty reduction

Over forty years of reform and opening-up, China has managed to free more than 700 million people from absolute poverty, accounting for more than 70 percent of the global total in poverty reduction in the same period. The country has reduced the incidence of poverty by 94.4 percent in the period. As the first developing […]

Xi’s books on poverty alleviation released in Argentina

Xi’s books on poverty alleviation released in Argentina

The Spanish versions of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s books “UP and Out of Poverty” and essay collection “Zhijiang Xin Yu” were released in Argentina on Nov. 20 local time. About 150 Chinese and Argentine guests gathered at the Palace of the Argentine National Congress for the debut ceremony and a China-Argentina seminar on national governance. […]

WB says extreme poverty population declines, more efforts needed

WB says extreme poverty population declines, more efforts needed

The World Bank said Wednesday that the extreme poverty population in every region of the developing world declined by 13 million between 2005 and 2008, but more efforts are needed to fight against it. The Washington-based institution said in a report about 1.29 billion people lived below 1.25 U.S. dollars a day in 2008, equivalent […]

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