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₹1,877 crore allocated for rural poverty alleviation in Budget: MSME Minister

The Hindu 15 Feb 2026
Allocation ₹143 crore higher than previous year, focus on SHG empowerment, rural livelihoods and One Family One Entrepreneur initiative to support five lakh women, he says ....
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Exclusive: Greens Hit Out At Reform 'Frauds' After Zia Yusuf Suggests Poverty Rates Are Exaggerated

Huffington Post 15 Feb 2026
The Green Party has slammed Reform UK for letting the “cat out of the bag” after Zia Yusuf suggested poverty rates in Britain are misleading ... Phillips asked if Yusuf was trying to say poverty levels are an “illusion”.
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Help young men to a bright future as more Scots live in poverty than elsewhere ...

Daily Record 14 Feb 2026
Record View says there must be a concerted effort to help our young men make the leap from school to the world of work ... .
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IFL Seychelles delegation witnesses deep poverty and resilience during charity mission in Malawi |14 February 2026

Nation 14 Feb 2026
The visit exposed the group to severe levels of poverty, while also highlighting the remarkable resilience, discipline and faith of the people they met ... ....
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Young men more likely to live in poverty in Scotland than elsewhere in UK, 'startling' ...

Daily Record 13 Feb 2026
The rise is not mirrored by Scots women of the same age, prompting questions as to why men are falling behind ... .
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European Anti-Poverty Strategy a priority for a more social Europe, says Dep. Minister

CNA 13 Feb 2026
The European Anti-Poverty Strategy paves the way towards a stronger, more resilient and more ...
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Jamaica’s multidimensional poverty index, escaping the economic KPI trap—Keenan Falconer - Jamaica Observer

Jamaica Observer 13 Feb 2026
The MPI adds value by giving a truer picture of the multifaceted nature of poverty. Under the traditional measure of income only, poverty incidence stood at 12.6 per cent in 2018 and declined to 11 per cent the following year.
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Addressing learning poverty essential for Africa's development: AU commissioner

China.dot.org 13 Feb 2026
13 (Xinhua) -- With one out of eight African children at age 10 unable to read or understand a simple text, addressing learning poverty is critical for realizing the continent's developmental goals, a senior African Union (AU) official has said.
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Indonesian govt pushes area-based drive to end extreme poverty

Antara News 13 Feb 2026
Prabowo stresses commitment to eradicating extreme poverty. The figures underscore the urgency of targeted, collaborative and impact-driven development strategies to lift vulnerable communities out of extreme poverty, he said.
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New CPI series to make poverty estimates, policy responses more accurate: CEA Nageswaran

Suryaa 13 Feb 2026
Anantha Nageswaran has said the change better reflects household spending patterns, makes poverty estimates more accurate, adding that the new findings reveal income growth and productivity gains ... ....
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PES Ministers reaffirm commitment to a Social Europe built on Ending Poverty and Fair Work (PES - Party of European Socialists)

Public Technologies 13 Feb 2026
The upcoming Anti-Poverty Strategy, spearheaded by Executive Vice-President Roxana Mînzatu, stronger investment in care, and democratic participation at work with the support of trade unions are not optional.
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When life strikes, the safety net holds: A closer look at China's efforts to prevent families from backsliding into poverty

People Daily 13 Feb 2026
Local officials quickly flagged the household through an early-warning program that identifies families at risk of sliding back into poverty ... Preventing relapsed poverty has been a priority task in the recent five years.
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Bafta flashback: Rebecca O’Brien on breaking Ken Loach’s Bafta curse and poverty-themed table decorations

Screen Daily 13 Feb 2026
Sixteen Films’ Rebecca O’Brien has produced 16 features for director Ken Loach, many of which (including Cannes 2006 Palme d’Or winner ) were not nominated at all at the Bafta Film Awards ... Did you fancy your chances? ... Thrilled to bits ... They really are ... .
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