Many of us who are critical of the process of globalisation have enjoyed its rewards. But we must speak out on behalf of the poor who continue to get a raw deal.
Tag: poverty reduction
Global poverty needs global priority
The new OneWorld Global Poverty Guide strives to inject new energy into the reordering of global priorities that is needed more than ever to create a fairer world.
Media ignores Millennium Development Goals report
The outcome of the G8 summit was disappointing for poverty reduction and climate change. Perhaps we are to blame for not drawing more attention to the annual progress report on the Millennium Development Goals published in advance of the summit.
Tanzania: success story in development?
Tanzania is often described as a development success story in Africa. It doesn’t look that way if you study the facts of life for the poor.
World poverty in Obama’s inauguration speech
Would global poverty feature in the new president’s inauguration speech? Yes it did, but let’s hope that Barack Obama adopts rather less biblical language when it comes to real policy.