Fact check: Has extreme poverty in India really dropped below 1%, as a new IMF paper claims?
Economists are sceptical of the claim that the country’s food security scheme helped avert a rise in extreme poverty. Here’s why.
Source: scroll.in
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Dikeledi Molatoli | The dead faith of Christian churches
I could not help but wonder what the relevance of the Christian faith is in the lives of ordinary black people, especially considering that the majority of them are possibly members of these churches but suffer the most as a result of such gross socioeconomic inequality and horrendous political leadership of the ANC government.
Source: news24.com
SADC remains most unequal region…delivery of basic services from birth critical
A new World Bank report has identified Southern African Customs Union member countries of Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, and South Africa, as representative of the world’s most unequal region.
Source: neweralive.na
International Women's Day webinar showcases research on women's rights & participation
From the impacts of COVID-19 on women to groundbreaking research on cash transfers, gender-based violence and women’s political participation, a Duke Center for International Development (DCID) webinar held on Thursday, March 3, 2022, brought to light critical issues in women’s rights and international development.
Source: duke.edu
Three ways to tackle gender data gaps – and 12 countries embracing the challenge
World Bank Strengthening Gender Statistics project is partnering with National Statistical Offices in twelve IDA-19 countries to support the production of gender data in the economic domain.
Source: worldbank.org