Poor hurt by aid conditions
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Privatisation and trade liberalisation policies foisted on developing countries in return for financial help are often bad for the poor, according to a confidential government paper.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 7 -- Despite an intensified campaign against poverty, World Bank programs have failed to lift incomes in many poor countries over the past decade, leaving tens of millions of people suffering stagnating and even declining living standards, according to a report released Thursday by...
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Not enough people are aware of a government fund to help the UK's poorest citizens, a report says.
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Sharp drop in economic confidence hitting poorest people hardest, Guardian/ICM research reveals
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The initial toll from the devastation in southern Asian areas hit by tsunami waves this weekend is likely to be more human than economic, given the extreme poverty of many of the regions.
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Delicate wetlands, coasts and wildlife   sanctuaries could be ravaged as part of a struggle to stretch   the world's water supplies, with the worst damage foreseen in   poor countries.
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The International Monetary Fund appears to be unable to agree on a debt relief plan for the world's poorest nations.
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The health of about 2 billion of the world's poor is being damaged because they lack access to clean energy, like electricity, and face exposure to smoke from open fires, scientists said on Thursday.
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International aid starts to penetrate the areas worst affected by last Sunday's Indian Ocean wave.
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- With aid flowing in unprecedented amounts to tsunami survivors, murmurs of discontent are surfacing among impoverished Sri Lankans who were spared losses and do not expect to benefit from the international outpouring.
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Aid from the UK is already helping in countries worst hit by the tsunami.
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A new journal focuses on common ailments that afflict the worldâs poor.
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Government to be publicly castigated this week over failure to help poor people - by fuel poverty watchdog
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Business & money: Workers in poor countries exploited, say investors.
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Local communities are often better at dealing with the effects of natural disasters than international aid agencies, a new report says.
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THE worldâs leading finance officials and ministers yesterday failed to reach agreement on debt relief for the poorest nations. Wrapping up a weekend of IMF and World Bank talks in Washington, no agreement appeared to have been secured.
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JAKARTA, Indonesia -- As relief officials struggle to reach homeless tsunami survivors, another concern is quietly making the rounds of donor meetings: the threat of corruption.