Tag: lowincome
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Child Marriages Linked To Extreme Weather In Low-Income Asian Countries
[ad_1] Asian Scientist Magazine (Oct. 03, 2023) —Extreme weather events are fuelling an increase in child marriages in low- and middle-income countries, many of them in Asia, shows a study published in International Social Work. Globally, South Asia accounts for nearly half the child bride population and one-third of all child brides come from India.…
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‘Low-income families having to pay thousands more for same goods and services’
[ad_1] For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The poorest families in the UK are having to fork out between £3,000 and £5,600 more this year as the cost-of-living crisis bites, new research from Save…
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Yellen is attending talks in Paris on debt relief for low-income nations : NPR
[ad_1] NPR’s A Martínez talks to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen who says she wants the World Bank to help — especially help for those countries dealing with climate change disasters. A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is in Paris this week, meeting with world leaders to try and ease the debt load of…