For it is not taking account of several major poverty alleviation programs when calculating the number in poverty in the US and yet the calculations for the other countries do take all poverty alleviation methods into account.
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For it has gone from being a measure of poverty after alleviation to being one of poverty before alleviation.
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Caribbean faces unique challenges in coping with the climate change, sea-level rise, natural disasters, alleviation of poverty and sustainable development.
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The innovation of the MicroConsignment Model provides such a mechanism that can be scaled to contribute to the alleviation of poverty of millions.
It is solely through dialogue and peaceful co-existence that the achievement of the world vision for sustainable development, protection of human rights and alleviation of poverty will become possible.
When I spoke with Wolfensohn in January, he identified the alleviation of poverty as the most pressing concern not only for the Least Developing Countries, but also for the developed world.
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Intellectual entrepreneurs are no exception and endeavor to apply the best ideas to poverty alleviation.
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They want to make sure that the aim remains the alleviation of rural poverty.
The panel judged the finalists according to their impact on 20 criteria, from poverty alleviation to environmental benefit.
The whole world talks about poverty alleviation, but very few have a practical idea on how to do it.
Two new, yet very different, accounts on poverty alleviation attempt to explain why.
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IMF's new drive on poverty alleviation, becoming an active proponent of debt relief.
Yet there's increasing evidence, notes Pickens, that the availability of financial services correlates strongly with economic growth and poverty alleviation.
Poverty alleviation and sustained social change was the original intent of Dr. Muhammad Yunus in his pioneering efforts to develop the industry.
Given that poverty alleviation is the Bank's ostensible goal, this is odd.
The participants stressed the central role of water in ensuring sustainable development, public health, poverty alleviation and combating the effects of climate change.
The possibilities are endless from poverty alleviation to affordable housing to natural resource conservation to building needed infrastructure in a city or state.
The mainstream recognition of CDFIs as grassroots drivers of entrepreneurialism and small business growth marks an important shift in both economic policy and poverty alleviation.
But people rather talk about poverty alleviation, saving the poor people in Africa than talking about a true partnership with Africa to transform those economies.
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That has allowed them to push the conversation about poverty alleviation beyond academic debates to a place where history has a chance to own the issue.
The aim of these efforts is to help meet the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on environmental sustainability, water supply, sanitation, food security and poverty alleviation.
The goal of such efforts is to contribute to the achievement of the Millenium Development Goals on Environmental Sustainability, Water Supply, Sanitation, Food Security and Poverty Alleviation.
China is expected to place an even greater emphasis on fighting poverty in 2011, said Lin Jialai, executive vice-president of the China Association of Poverty Alleviation and Development.
Gender empowerment and poverty alleviation: the paper has provided women with an avenue to fight caste, gender and traditional systems which often impinge their socioeconomic empowerment and advancement.
This is the former president's vehicle for promoting international good works with respect to climate change, poverty alleviation and mitigating religious and ethnic conflict, along with global health.
At the same time community conservation projects can address conservation and rural development priorities, which can in turn contribute to poverty alleviation for local communities whilst benefiting wildlife.
The UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training acts as part of the United Nations' mandate to promote peace, justice, equity, poverty alleviation and greater social cohesion.
The Conference also discussed the role of public service broadcasting in relation to both freedom of the press and the use of media to promote human development and poverty alleviation.
In September 1999, UNIVA received public acknowledgement for its contribution to poverty alleviation and literacy development in Nigeria when it was commended by the Director-General of UNESCO on International Literacy Day.
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