The fighting in Mogadishu has raised prices of basic food and fuel by 30%.
The church runs monthly missions to the jails to dispense toothpaste, shampoo and basic food supplies.
Also, in a flat basic food market, clothing sales increased 10%, and small electricals were up 24%.
The prices of basic food items and other goods are increasing daily, according to Iranian media reports and interviews with Tehran residents.
The prices of basic food items such as bread, milk, vegetables, and cooking oil, which rose 47 percent between 2011 and 2012, continue to climb.
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With inflation ravaging the Mexican economy, President Felipe Calderon froze prices Wednesday for 150 basic food items, possibly seeking to placate consumers ahead of an expected interest rate increase.
The Economist recently defined middle class as the point where people have roughly a third of their income left for discretionary spending after paying for basic food and shelter.
So far the main drivers of European inflation have been the same as most major developed economies: the surging cost of oil and basic food products such as dairy and wheat.
This is bad for farmers (who are left not knowing how and where to invest) and worse for consumers, especially the poor, who risk suddenly being unable to afford basic food.
Diana Farrell, who is now a member of America's National Economic Council but until recently worked for McKinsey, a consultancy that has spent a lot of time studying the middle classes, reckons they begin at roughly the point where people have a third of their income left for discretionary spending after providing for basic food and shelter.
Developed in the 1960s, the poverty threshold represents the basic cost of food for a household, multiplied by three.
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In a great disaster like this one, victims are first concerned with their basic needs: food, clothing, shelter, medical care.
Our first task was, at that time, making sure that people who were in refugee camps in Darfur had access to basic water, food, other necessities of life.
"In spite of the obligations incumbent on the Greek authorities... he spent months living in extreme poverty, unable to cater for his most basic needs - food, hygiene and a place to live - while in fear of being attacked and robbed, " the ruling said on Friday.
Alongside providing food and basic medical care, the charity will be offering a training fair.
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He is heartbroken that he is unable to provide even basic necessities, like food and school supplies, for his children.
When their parents die, families disintegrate and meeting basic needs such as food, shelter, clothing, and education become extremely hard.
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The key here is that the child must pay at least half his own expenses for basic support--food, shelter and clothing.
For them, the key is making sure they get basic needs such as food and water and some kind of return to a routine.
Villagers are making desperate appeals for water, food and basic necessities.
Lu suggested the government adjust the basic living allowance and food subsidies for university students every three months according to changes in the consumer price index.
But neither do we want an economy that goes backward, back to a time when a larger share of people are employed in providing the established basic services, especially food, shelter and energy.
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For example, Rebecca Onie was a college sophomore when she realized the connection between poverty and poor health: low-income patients lack basic resources such as food and housing, and the lack of such resources often leads to worse health outcomes.
This means the government has to have plans in place to get materials to people and set up disaster relief sites to distribute food and basic goods, but also has to have plans to temporarily suspend utility shut-offs and closures etc.
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Building enterprises and creating new jobs, improving health and education, and providing basic needs such as food and water in an economical and sustainable manner require a balanced energy mix that is suited to the economic, social, and resource conditions of individual countries and regions.
Fish sauce is the basic condiment for all Vietnamese food, and Phu Quoc its finest incarnation.
She was welcomed into a multi-generational, multi-cultural community of like-minded colleagues, with the basic necessities of housing and food provided.
Some Oreck employees are still unaccounted for, and the plant is still trucking in basic supplies, such as food and drinking water.
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