Statement by Donald Lee, for World Health Day 2021. We must start now to address the fundamental health, social and inequalities that plague our societies.
The World Bank estimates at least an extra 160 million people are at risk of being
On 25 September 2015, 193 heads of state gathered at the United Nations in New York committed their countries to “End poverty in all its forms everywhere”. They adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals to be reached by 2030.
threshold of poverty at $1.90 per person per day (a threshold used by the World Bank
On 27 May 2015 in Paris, Genevieve de Gaulle Anthonioz, a hero of the French resistance during World War II, (…) Read more →
But, for the parents, not wanting to depend on the food bank represented a calculated
From Belfast to Leeds, a variety of events marked the World Day for Overcoming Poverty across the United Kingdom.
the Merchant’s House of Glasgow, a short drama about a woman who visits a food bank
For the Africa Climate Summit 2023 ATD had two delegates present. They made sure the voices and opinions of people in poverty were heard.
of Kenya and in partnership with the African Union and the African Development Bank
“From all corners of the world, the young people of the Fourth World demand to be acknowledged. They want skills (…) Read more →
names the places where he takes refuge most often: on his mattress in front of the bank
Adapted from a speech at the fifty-sixth Session of the Commission for Social Development at the United Nations in New York: side-event. Social protection floors as key tools for eradicating poverty: Best practices and strategies for the future.
A recent study by the World Bank about financing healthcare in Haiti makes the same
How many poor people are there in the world? How many are “lifted out of poverty” by development programs?
Yes, when it’s completed three years from now, its findings will go to the World Bank
We call them legally non-existent, non-existent, or phantom citizens. According to UNICEF (2019), these terms describe 230 million children under (…) Read more →
homeless people to obtain a temporary card, it does not grant them full rights: no bank
ATD UK Member, Angela Babb, receives award at 2018 international Women Economic Forum for speaking out about her community.
food banks can leave you feeling humiliated — but you have no choice if a food bank
