Poverty

Poverty is a state or condition in which an individual or group lacks the resources, income, or access to opportunities to meet their basic needs, such as food, shelter, and healthcare. Poverty can be measured in various ways, including absolute poverty, which is defined as the lack of access to the minimum resources necessary to meet basic needs, and relative poverty, which is defined as the inability to participate fully in the economic and social life of a society due to a lack of resources compared to others in the same society. Poverty is a global issue that affects millions of people around the world, and it is often linked to other social and economic issues, such as inequality, unemployment, and poor health.

Independence Day: Here are 66 challenges facing Ghana according to AI ChatGPT
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Independence Day: Here are 66 challenges facing Ghana according to AI ChatGPT

Every country faces their peculiar difficulties or challenges, however, Ghana’s case is a bizarre one. Ghana faces a wide range of challenges that can be grouped into different categories, including economic, social, political, and environmental challenges. Here are 66 challenges that Ghana faces, according to the Artificial Intelligence (AI) ChatGPT: Economic Challenges: High levels of poverty…

Migrant smuggling and human trafficking – The Nation
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Migrant smuggling and human trafficking – The Nation

Unemployment and extreme pov­erty in various countries have made many millions of men, women, and children vulnerable to traf­ficking and smuggling. Spurred by the twin crises of rising in­flation and unemployment, scores of Pakistanis are cross­ing national borders through illegal routes. They are even­tually victimised by people who exploit their poverty and helplessness. Due to…

Human trafficking seminar presents the reality of trafficking in the city and how to keep watch
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Human trafficking seminar presents the reality of trafficking in the city and how to keep watch

PETERSBURG—Upon exiting the I-95 and entering the city, a huge billboard on Washington St. greets drivers, asking people to report incidents of human trafficking. Human trafficking is happening more often than you think, and it doesn’t necessarily look like the things you imagine it to be: a white van abducting people, according to the city’s…

City Installs Traffic Diverters in the San Antonio to disrupt “cruising” – City of Oakland
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City Installs Traffic Diverters in the San Antonio to disrupt “cruising” – City of Oakland

Date Posted: February 28th, 2023 @ 8:17 AMLast Updated: February 28th, 2023 @ 8:25 AM On Saturday, February 25, the Oakland Department of Transportation (OakDOT) installed 35 water-filled plastic traffic diverters along E. 15th St, at the intersections of 16th, 18th, and 20th Avenues. Designed to disrupt cruising on this residential street that also has…

Examining Global Report on Human Trafficking
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Examining Global Report on Human Trafficking

The recently launched global report on trafficking in persons has revealed that for the first time, the number of victims detected globally decreased by 11 per cent, a reduction that is largely driven by low and medium-low-income countries, writes Ugo Aliogo Recently the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC) launched its 2022 Global Report on Trafficking in persons,…

Moot on combating trafficking in persons concludes with recommendations
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Moot on combating trafficking in persons concludes with recommendations

The two-day international conference, organized by Sustainable Social Development Organization (SSDO) in alliance with the US Embassy and Pakistan US Alumni Network (PUAN) with the purpose of reducing trafficking in persons and increasing direct referrals of victims for services or rehabilitation and advocating for prevention and prosecution of Trafficking in Persons came to an end…

The U.S. Is Choosing Child Labor Over More Immigration
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The U.S. Is Choosing Child Labor Over More Immigration

On storefronts throughout the U.S., “Help Wanted” signs have become about as ubiquitous as the stars and stripes. Today, there are roughly two job openings for every unemployed American. This historic labor shortage is propping up inflation as desperate employers raise wages to attract scarce workers, then boost prices to compensate for higher costs. Or…

New approaches required to tackle human trafficking: US envoy – Newspaper – DAWN.COM
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New approaches required to tackle human trafficking: US envoy – Newspaper – DAWN.COM

ISLAMABAD: US Ambassador Donald Blome on Monday said there was a need to come up with innovative approaches to combat human traffickers who remained a threat due to continuous development of new trafficking techniques. He was speaking at the inaugural ceremony of a two-day conference on ‘Combating trafficking in persons in Pakistan’. The conference was…

Child marriage crackdown: Dread, dismay in Assam, young mothers rendered helpless
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Child marriage crackdown: Dread, dismay in Assam, young mothers rendered helpless

By Srinivas Goli, Shreya Singh* The Assam government’s recent efforts towards addressing child marriages in the state appears to be doing more harm than good. Recent weeks have witnessed a brutal crackdown on culprits identified under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO, 2012) and Prevention of Child Marriages Act (PCMA, 2006) in…

Guest column/Human trafficking a problem we all should be aware of – The Herald Star
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Guest column/Human trafficking a problem we all should be aware of – The Herald Star

I was visiting my two youngest daughters when they lived in North Carolina a few years ago. As I walked through the local Wally-World I was approached by a young man. He was a stranger to me, and I have no idea to this day why he chose to strike up a conversation with me….