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          Poverty

          The latest news and stories on poverty

          A Syrian man walks at a refugee camp in the Kilis district of Gaziantep, southeastern Turkey. Economists have long debated whether giving humanitarian aid in cash or in kind is better at encouraging long-term development Ozan Kose / AFP Photo

          To help the poor, rich countries should offer them cash, not cows

          OpinionJanuary 26, 2017
          Donald Trump was unspun during his campaign. He remains so now. John Locher / AP Photo

          Look carefully, this year is not all doom and gloom

          OpinionJanuary 24, 2017
          A report by Oxfam shows that the wealth of just eight men – including Mark Zuckerberg – equals that of the 3.6 billion people who make up the poorest half of the world’s population and survive on less than $2 (Dh7.35) a day. Esteban Felix / AP Photo

          How to tackle world poverty?

          OpinionJanuary 17, 2017

          Images of homeless drug addicts living in empty graves shock Iran

          WorldDecember 28, 2016
          Crowds in Moscow protest against an attempted military coup to oust Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev in 1991. Boris Yurchenko / AP Photo.

          Europe pivots to Russia as capitalist dreams turn to revenge

          December 14, 2016
          Retribution by Tanya Tagaq is released on Six Shooter Records

          Review: Retribution by Tanya Tagaq – an Inuit throat singer’s warning of Earth’s revenge

          December 07, 2016
          Dana Sunar, 18, a member of the Dalit caste, holds one of her children on a rooftop in Simikot, Humla district, some 430 kms north-west of Kathmandu. More than one in three girls in Nepal marry before they reach the age of 18, according to Human Rights Watch, even though child marriage is illegal in the country. Prakash Mathema / file, Agence France-Presse

          Nepal not doing enough to stop child marriages, rights group says

          WorldSeptember 08, 2016
          Children enjoying their midday meals provided jointly by the Akshaya Patra Foundation and the Indian government. For a lot of poor children in India, this is their only meal for the day. Photo courtesy the Akshaya Patra Foundation

          For the sake of one free meal a day, Indian parents send their children to school

          WorldAugust 28, 2016
          19 million polio vaccines have been administered to children In Pakistan upon the directive of president Sheikh Khalifa Courtesy WAM

          The next challenge?

          OpinionJuly 13, 2016
          Wildlife warriors: young female rangers dubbed Black Mambas are striking back against poachers

          Wildlife warriors: young female rangers dubbed Black Mambas are striking back against poachers

          June 30, 2016
          Bangladesh-born Tahmima Anam has just published her third novel, The Bones of Grace. Courtesy Canongate Books.

          Bangladeshi novelist Tahmima Anam discusses cultural identity and her latest novel The Bones of Grace

          June 01, 2016

          Displaced Iraqis push daughters into early marriage in face of bleak futures

          WorldMay 09, 2016
          Cuban ballet star Carlos Acosta. Johan Persson.

          Cuban ballet star Carlos Acosta dances a swansong in Abu Dhabi on final tour

          On StageApril 24, 2016
          The UAE leads the way for women's empowerment across the region. Pawan Singh / The National

          Let’s keep women and girls on the agenda

          OpinionApril 13, 2016
          Opium production in Afghanistan creates serious problems not just for West and Central Asia, but across the world. Watan Yar / EPA

          Drug policy is not an end, it is the means to put people first

          OpinionApril 10, 2016
          A man has his blood glucose screening tested as part of the World Health Day 2016. Luong Tha Linh / EPA

          Diabetes is a supersized threat to our future health

          OpinionApril 07, 2016
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