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          Poverty

          The latest news and stories on poverty

          UAE has donated Dh8.9 billion to fight poverty

          UAEOctober 16, 2014
          International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde. Yuri Gripas / Reuters

          It is imperative that we take action to overcome poverty

          OpinionOctober 14, 2014
          An Indian boy works at a weekly market on the outskirts of New Delhi, India/ Altaf Qadri / AP Photo
          WorldOctober 11, 2014
          A tea worker sorts out rocks from a dried river bed in Bundapani. The government has launched emergency food and medical relief, but conditions remain grim. Despite the aid, 14 people at Bundapani alone have died in the past eight months, either from malnutrition or inadequate medical care. Manish Swarup / AP Photo

          Death, hunger stalk Indian tea-estate workers

          WorldSeptember 29, 2014
          In pictures: Hunger haunts India’s tea estate workers

          In pictures: Hunger haunts India’s tea estate workers

          WorldSeptember 29, 2014
          Zakat money is one way money is transferred to the poor. Should free exchange of labour also occur? Photo: Ravindranath K / The National

          We are not equal, but some are working towards it

          OpinionAugust 19, 2014

          Egyptians brace for more pain as subsidies end

          OpinionJuly 06, 2014

          Why everyone in the UAE must become water wise

          OpinionJuly 06, 2014

          Threat to East Africa needs a united response

          OpinionJuly 05, 2014
          In pictures: Peruvians feel the effect of years of economic growth

          In pictures: Peruvians feel the effect of years of economic growth

          BusinessJune 17, 2014
          In pictures: The destruction of Islamabad’s slums

          In pictures: The destruction of Islamabad’s slums

          WorldApril 22, 2014

          If giving birth is natural, why do so many mothers die?

          The NationalApril 01, 2014

          Alleviating poverty starts with electricity

          The NationalMarch 29, 2014

          Learning from five days of poverty

          The NationalMarch 14, 2014
          People protested against the government for raising bus fares in Brazil last year. Nelson Antoine / AP Photo

          2014 World Cup: Brazil a country of two halves

          SportFebruary 05, 2014

          Financial help for poor Emirati families in Sharjah

          GovernmentJanuary 26, 2014
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