Tag: Poverty
CGIL and Federconsumatori: urgent actions against energy poverty and price increases
(Finance) – In Italy more than 8 people out of 100 live in conditions of energy povertya figure that worsens in the elderly segment of the population and which seems…
The winter of Mario, a Romanian homeless man in Paris
For some, end-of-year festivities have been reduced to a bare minimum. This is the case for many homeless people whom we sometimes pass in the street without paying them any…
“banning” slums, an emergency solution that can turn into a false good idea
François Bayrou went to Mayotte after Hurricane Chido to see the damage and detail the help that the government will provide to the island. In the reconstruction plan, the Prime…
the number of homeless people up by 18% in 2024, according to an official report
More than 770,000 people were recorded as homeless in the United States in 2024, a record which represents an increase of 18% compared to 2023. This was announced on Friday,…
Is the Mayotte disaster “only” climatic?
In Mayotte, 35 deaths and 2,500 injured have so far been counted by the French Ministry of the Interior, after the passage of Cyclone Chido which devastated the archipelago. While…
Many yearn for the dictator back in Romania, even though he killed tens of thousands and looted the country | Foreign countries
To the day, 35 years ago, Finns also watched the escape of the Ceaușescu couple during the Romanian revolution on their televisions. Now some Romanians miss them back. BUCHAREST Sixty…
State responsibility in question after the passage of Cyclone Chido in Mayotte
“ Mahorais, we will get back together », Promises Emmanuel Macron upon his arrival in the Mayotte archipelago. The situation remains very difficult in the archipelago devastated by the passage…
Easier to receive benefits and extra money for children: these are the poverty plans in Utrecht
“Then you kill three birds with one stone: you ensure human contact with the municipality, less hassle with forms and faster clarity,” says Voortman. If it turns out that someone…
Sports saved Pamela Owino from poverty – the Kenyan woodcutter doesn’t recognize talk about racist Finland | Sport
SALO. LP Message chopper Pamela Owino shakes a tree branch in the forest next to Salohalli and smiles as the snow falls from the branch to the ground. Salo’s November…
Poor countries paid a record amount in 2023 to repay their debt
Developing countries have dedicated $1.4 trillion in 2023 to repaying the interest on their debts alone. A historic level that has not been reached for 20 years, according to an…