Poverty, Needs and Rights: Definitions in Dispute
For centuries, the issue of poverty has been woven into a complex web that includes the production and distribution of goods as well as the power relations of our social,... read more Posted on 04-30-2013
Premiere and Panel Discussion of 'When Home is the Street'
On 30 January 2013, Equity for Children hosted the New York City Premiere of “When Home is the Street” – a documentary short by award-winning Brazilian filmmaker Thereza Jessouroun. The... read more Posted on 02-20-2013
Urban Poverty in the Global South: Scale and Nature
Abstract:
One in seven of the world’s population live in poverty in urban areas, and the vast majority of these live in the Global South – mostly in overcrowded... read more Posted on 02-15-2013
Children and Youth in Urban Cities: When Home is the Street
Given our increasingly urbanized world, Equity for Children has been sharpening its focus on the issue of inequity in urban areas and the implications for children and youth. Today in... read more Posted on 02-15-2013
UNICEF and ECLAC present: Guide to Estimating Child Poverty
Having reliable and regular measurements of child poverty is essential to designing and implementing public policies aimed at overcoming it.
The study Child Poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean... read more Posted on 12-11-2012
Poverty and Inequality
Although some data in recent years shows reducing rates of poverty, there are two major unresolved issues surrounding inequality and equity in the Latin America region. Firstly, it is... read more Posted on 11-27-2012
'Poverty, Growth and Children: What's the Right Sequence?'
Introduction:
More than 100 years ago, Henry George – a colourful economist who ran for mayor of New York and whose brainchild is the famous board-game ‘Monopoly’ – noted that ‘the... read more Posted on 11-22-2012
Child Poverty Child poverty is a problem experienced by children and young people globally. It differs from adult poverty in terms of its short and long term effects; for instance, even children suffer from short periods of deprivation these can lead to... read more