A delegation of Presbyterian and United Church of Christ-backed Florida farmworkers will embark on a 10-day “mini-tour” to the Chicago area next month to carry their struggle for higher wages and better working conditions to fast-food giant McDonald’s – writes Evan Silverstein. Florida farmworkers suffer the same miserable conditions experienced by generations of farmworkers, including […]
Monthly Archives: September 2006
Bingu Says Poverty Alleviation Greatest Challenge
President Bingu wa Mutharika on Thursday told the United Nations that eradicating poverty remains the greatest challenge facing the world organisation. Mutharika, delivering Malawi’s statement at the 61st session of the UN General Assembly, said global peace, security and stability cannot be assured if the greater section of humanity lives in abject poverty. “I believe […]
Brazilian President Urges Action Against Hunger
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday called on world leaders attending the annual UN debate to take action against hunger and poverty by providing funds and fostering fair trade. The Brazilian president asserted that the widespread hunger prevailing in the world today lies at the root of a host of other global […]
Three villages Receive $100m to Fight Poverty
Two villages in Kenya, a third in Tanzania and a fourth in Uganda will share a $100 million aid investment. Billionaire financier George Soros announced last week that he is contributing $50 million to the Millennium Villages Project, a non-governmental initiative intended to show that closely focused development projects can alleviate severe poverty within a […]
Pope Attacks Islam rather than Poverty
Last week, Pope Benedict insulted Muslims and Islam itself when he delivered a major address at the University of Regensburg, Germany, in which he quoted a 14th century Byzantine emperor who regarded some of the prophet Muhammad’s teachings as “evil and inhuman.” Although the Pope apologized earlier today, many people doubt the apology fully displayed […]
Taliban Takes Advantage of Poverty
It’s the same old story – the poor neglected wayward kid gets taken in by a manipulative thug; except this time it’s on a much larger scale. The Taliban is taking advantage of the poverty and suffering caused by Western foreign policy and allowed by the neglect of the world. The Taliban have regained control […]