Children Living in Poverty
Is the issue of children living in poverty recognized by and incorporated into antipoverty strategies? Who are the children living in poverty? Have governments, civil society organizations, and international organizations... read more Posted on 11-23-2009
Natural resources and chronic poverty
Natural resources perform multiple functions as a driver, maintainer, potential exit route, and also an effective escape mechanism in the context of poverty dynamics, especially in a predominantly agrarian economy... read more Posted on 11-18-2009
Research on Poverty, Development and Health in Latin America
On October 1-2, 2009, CROP, The Latin America committee/UiB, HEMIL Centre/UiB, CMI (‘Right to health through litigation’ project), and NorLARNet at the University of Bergen.
"Across continents and including in... read more Posted on 11-15-2007
Child Poverty in South Asia
UNICEF has released data showing that almost half of South Asia's total population of children - almost 300 million - are living in poverty. At a conference in Dhaka on... read more Posted on 11-12-2009
Update on UNICEF’s Global Study on Child Disparity
The Global Study on Child Poverty and Disparities was carried out in 40+ countries and seven regions in 2007-2009 through UNICEF support, using MICS, DHS and other available data. It... read more Posted on 10-03-2009
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