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Period poverty activism has stirred lawmakers to action

For many years, Laila Brown, a 16-year-old from Vicksburg, Mississippi, and her peers had conversations about the stigma of periods and the lack of period products at school. After learning about “period poverty,” or inadequate access to menstrual hygiene products and education, Brown and her older sister, Asia, 21, wanted…

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US child welfare system is falling short because of persistent child poverty

Although government spending on the child welfare system totaled US$33 billion in 2018, the most recent year for which an estimate is available, it’s still failing to meet all children’s needs because of overwhelming demand.

The Conversation

Pollution caused one in six deaths worldwide in 2019, finds study

Decline in deaths from pollution linked to extreme poverty offset by deaths linked to industrial pollution

The Hindu

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Top chef attempts to cook 30p meals for a week and proves Tory MP wrong

Conservative MP Lee Anderson sparked outrage after claiming Brits in poverty could cook meals from scratch every day for 30p

Chronicle Live

Denying abortion access has a negative impact on children and families

The Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court proceedings in the United States have put the spotlight on the issue of abortion rights. Limiting access to safe abortions has many consequences, including increases in poverty, unemployment and pregnancy-related deaths. Another key area of impact from restricting abortion access is on family well-being…

The Conversation

Voices: Opinion: This is why Liverpool fans boo the national anthem and this is what would stop it

The booing is a cry for justice, for equality, a howl against hunger and poverty. It is depressing that so many in Britain cannot hear that

The Independent UK

Rising cost of living dragging Canberrans below poverty line in what many call Australia's most affluent city

Service providers in the ACT fear more Canberrans cannot meet basic living costs, challenging perceptions of Canberra as a rich city.

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Foodbank delivers parcels to Ponteland as cost of living crisis bites

Service has been set up to help those living in rural poverty says even families in the well-heeled suburb are feeling the pinch

Chronicle Live

Ethnic poverty: dividing and excluding people keeps them poor

Sub-Saharan African countries are the most ethnically diverse in the world. Within each African country there are more ethnic groups than there are in most of the world’s countries.

The Conversation

A living wage increases economic productivity while reducing poverty – new report

It can be difficult to see a way out of the current cost of living crisis. Prices continue to rise, and there are fears that if nothing changes, many families will face serious financial hardship.

The Conversation

The cost of living crisis means bolder budget decisions are needed to lift more NZ children out of poverty

Urgent and bold – transformative even – budget decisions are needed if we are to get serious about the cost of living crisis and what it means for families and children living in or on the edge of poverty.

The Conversation

Price Protests Turn Political in Iran as Rallies Spread

Spreading protests across Iran over a cut in state subsidies on food have turned political with slogans calling for top leaders to step down, according to posts on social media, and unconfirmed reports said at least four protesters were killed. Protests began in some cities last week sparked by the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Many among poor unaware of support systems, finds survey

Enumeration to identify extremely poor throws up insight into nature of poverty

The Hindu

"I’ve been sneered at, shamed, judged and felt very isolated" - The heartbreaking stories of those living in poverty

From suicide attempts and mental health battles to being plunged into debt by DWP overpayments, the stories show the stark reality for some Trafford residents.

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Lebanon votes in first election since Beirut blast, economic crisis

Polls opened on Sunday in Lebanon's first election since the deadly Beirut port blast and the country's economic collapse, making it a test of whether Iran-backed Hezbollah and its allies can preserve their parliamentary majority amid soaring poverty and public anger.

Reuters

Lebanon holds first parliament election since financial collapse, blast

Lebanese voted on Sunday in the first parliamentary election since the country's economic collapse, with many saying they hoped to deal a blow to ruling politicians they blame for the crisis even if the odds of major change appear slim.

The Hindu

At Chintan Shivir, Congress talks about a ‘reset’ of economic policies

Questions of rising inequalities, extreme poverty among the bottom 10% of the population need to be addressed: Chidambaram

Daily Mirror

Tory Lee Anderson bought six bedroom property months before dismissing food poverty

Tory MP Lee Anderson claimed to the Sunday Mirror that not all people who use food banks are “poor.”

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Isolated, scared and forgotten: Charity highlights connection between debt and loneliness in East Kilbride

Debt charity Christians Against Poverty tackles debt and loneliness in the town as part of Mental Health Awareness Week

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I used Morrisons' ‘package for Sandy’ code to see if it worked

The scheme is to help fight period poverty

Daily Mirror

'I tried the package for Sandy code word at four different Morrisons to see if it works'

A woman visited four different Morrisons stores to try out the ‘package for Sandy’ code, a period poverty initiative that was launched by the supermarket chain last year

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Brett Favre solicited welfare money from the poorest state in the nation and it’s time to pay up

Brett Favre’s involvement in a $77 million welfare scam is just another example of how Mississippi continues to fail its most vulnerable people — and everyone involved should be held accountable.

Reuters

Lebanon to vote in first election since financial meltdown

Lebanese vote on Sunday in the first election since their country's economic collapse, a test of whether Iran-backed Hezbollah and its allies can preserve their parliamentary majority amidst soaring poverty and anger at ruling parties.

The Guardian - UK

‘An insult to the whole community’: Sutton-in-Ashfield people react to MP’s food bank comments

Lee Anderson’s suggestion that food poverty is down to not being able to cook and budget properly is ‘out of touch’, says council leader

The Conversation

A guaranteed basic income could end poverty, so why isn’t it happening?

On April 27, Senator Diane Bellemare published an op-ed in the Globe and Mail opposing a proposal for guaranteed basic income where all Canadian citizens and residents over the age of 17 would receive unconditional guaranteed sufficient income.

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