New research suggests that people in low-income countries will be at the back of the line for vaccines. Yet, economic and social disruptions from the disease have had devastating impacts on those living in poverty. Delaying vaccine access in low-income countries would be a moral outrage.
Read MoreNew World Bank projections mask reality of ‘poverty mobility’
World Bank Headquarters, Washington D.C. © Simon D. McCourtie/World Bank
Poverty reduction is more effective if governments identify major risks preventing sustained escapes from poverty.
Read MoreEVENT: Poverty eradication: growth, social inclusion and climate change
A village in rural Niger. Photo © Aoife McCullough/ODI
CPAN is marking the 2018 International Day for the Eradication of Poverty by hosting a panel discussion on effective action to end extreme poverty. Join a group of world-renowned experts for the event at the ODI on Wednesday 17th October from 4.30pm, followed by a drinks reception.
Read More10 Sustainable Development Goals that keep the eradication of poverty at the centre – a contribution to the thinking of the Secretary General’s Open Working Group on the SDGs
The Secretary-General’s Open Working Group has been in session for over a year now, and has produced a compilation of 19 ‘focus areas’ which are an excellent basis for its formulation of prototype Sustainable Development Goals over the next few weeks. However, 19 goal areas will be too many, and in this blog, Andrew Shepherd demonstrates how the focus areas could be combined to produce a goal structure that is convincing and intuitive, but also neat and memorable - and so capable of mobilising support from individuals, civil society, the media and governments over the period of time necessary to implement the measures. It also includes a proposal for a new Poverty Eradication Goal.
Read MoreWhat do we need to do in 2014 to ensure a post-2015 framework which contributes strongly to ending poverty?
This blog follows the launch of the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee's 2013 Development Co-operation Report on Ending Poverty. It offers some thoughts on how an agenda for 2014 could address chronic poverty, prevent impoverishment and enable sustained escapes from poverty.
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