Poverty
Middle East – The Mother of All Humanitarian Crises
Human Wrongs Watch By Baher Kamal* ROME, 19 May 2016 (IPS) – When, in March 2015, delegates from the Middle East met in Amman for their regional consultations round in preparation for the May 23-24 World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul,…
On Int’l Day, ‘Families Still Struggle with Violence, Discrimination and Poverty’
Human Wrongs Watch The rise of violent extremism, the effects of forced displacement, extreme weather events and other challenges are taking a heavy toll on the health and integrity of families in crisis situations, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on 15 May…
WWF-HK bottom feeding on a consumer society ridden with guilt
NGOs such as the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) are cashing in on poverty. They extract bad news from the never ending flow of it beamed from all media and offer that with little imagination added to so many who feel…
The Empowerment of Women Will Be Central to Realising Sustainable Global Development
Human Wrongs Watch By Mary Robinson* Former president of Ireland (1990-1997) and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights DUBLIN, 5 March 2016 (IPS) – “Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality” – the theme of…
The “Triple Peril” Facing Sahel: Environmental Degradation, Poverty and Insecurity
Human Wrongs Watch With a “triple peril” of environmental degradation, poverty and insecurity facing the Sahel, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on 4 March 2016 said during a visit to Mauritania that improving the situation in the region is a top priority…
‘Eradicate Homelessness by 2030’ – UN Human Rights Expert Urges
Human Wrongs Watch Homelessness is found in every country in the world and is spreading with impunity, a United Nations human rights expert on 3 March 2016 warned, calling on governments to recognize homelessness as a human rights crisis and…
New extreme in inequality crisis as 62 people own as much as poorest half
Oxfam report finds that global one percent of wealth holders now own more than the rest of the world combined. By Lauren McCauley, staff writer for Common Dreams It’s official. The global one percent of wealth holders now own more…
US income gap widening due to lower pay for poor: Study
The income gap in major US cities is widening because pay has plummeted for the poorest households since the Great Recession began in late 2007, according to a new study. Even as the economic recovery gained momentum in 2014, incomes…
Peace and #safepassage for refugees in 2016
Human Wrongs Watch By Aaron Gray-Block* 1 January, 2016 (Greenpeace) – A short distance outside the village of Molyvos on the Greek Island of Lesbos there is a rubbish dump of life jackets, discarded now but forever witness to the hope…
70% of 1 Million Syrian Refugees in Lebanon Live Below Local Extreme Poverty Line
Human Wrongs Watch Some 70 per cent of the over 1 million Syrian refugees in Lebanon now live below the Lebanese extreme poverty line, a big rise over 2014, and food insecurity is mounting, the UN on 23 December 2015…
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