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2019 World Day of Social Justice

The World Day of Social Justice is observed every year on February 20 to recognize the need to promote efforts to tackle issues such as poverty, exclusion and unemployment. The day focuses on the plight of social injustice throughout the world and presses for improvements and solutions. The 2019 theme is “If You Want Peace ..

Topics: Globalism • Political philosophy • Politics • Poverty • Social inequality • social justice • Unemployment • World Day of Social Justice

International Human Solidarity Day (IHSD)

The International Human Solidarity Day (IHSD) is observed every year on December 20 to raise public awareness of the importance of solidarity. This day aims to celebrate unity in diversity and remind people of the importance of solidarity in working towards eradicating poverty. It is a day to encourage debate on the ways to promote ..

Topics: Environmental social science • Millennium Development Goals • Poverty • Poverty reduction • Solidarity • Sustainability • Sustainable Development • Sustainable Development Goals

2018 International Day for Eradication of Poverty

The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is observed every year on October 17 to recognize the struggles of the impoverished and to make their voices heard by governments and ordinary citizens. The 2018 theme is “Coming together with those furthest behind to build an inclusive world of universal respect for human rights and ..

Topics: Crime prevention • Dignity • Extreme poverty • Human behavior • Human rights • Human rights and development • Human rights in East Asia • Human rights instruments • Poverty • Poverty reduction • Universal Declaration of Human Rights

India ranked 147th at UK-based charity Oxfam International’s ‘Commitment to Reducing Inequality (CRI) Index

India has been ranked 147th among 157 countries at the UK-based charity Oxfam International’s ‘Commitment to Reducing Inequality (CRI) Index’ 2018. The 2nd edition of the annual index finds that countries such as South Korea, Namibia and Uruguay are taking strong steps to reduce inequality. However, countries such as India and Nigeria “do very badly” ..

Topics: Economy • Glastonbury Festival • International development • Oxfam • Poverty • Progressive Tax

Key Facts from Estimates of Multidimensional Poverty in India

Multi dimensional poverty (MDP) is an international measure of acute poverty. MDP is based on three key categories of health, education and living standards. The findings of the paper titled ‘Estimates of Multidimensional Poverty in India: Evidence from National Family Health Survey-4 (2015-2016) are Between 2005-06 to 2015-16, poverty levels have come down from 55% ..

Topics: Alirajpur • Current Affairs – August, 2017 • India • Jhabua • Madhya Pradesh • Poverty • Poverty in India • Rajpur • States and union territories of India • Subdivisions of India • Uttar Pradesh