SDG 1 No poverty - Open Development Mekong https://opendevelopmentmekong.net Sharing information about Mekong and its development with the world. Wed, 20 Oct 2021 15:53:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en-US End Poverty — Build a More Resilient Economy in Lao PDR October 17 is the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, or End Poverty Day as it is often known, one of the most important days on the calendar for people working in governments and development agencies all over the world. Let me be clear: poverty is not a problem specific to Laos, and not […]

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]]> https://opendevelopmentmekong.net/news/end-poverty-build-a-more-resilient-economy-in-lao-pdr/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=end-poverty-build-a-more-resilient-economy-in-lao-pdr UN Says Poverty in Myanmar at Worst Level in 20 Years Following Coup The UN’s top humanitarian official in Myanmar said on Thursday the country’s people are living in “a severe crisis,” with a level of poverty not seen for at least 20 years. In a virtual briefing for UN correspondents, Andrew Kirkwood said the number of people in the country needing aid has tripled to 3 million […]

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]]> https://opendevelopmentmekong.net/news/innovation-in-myanmar-4-organizations-reducing-poverty/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=innovation-in-myanmar-4-organizations-reducing-poverty Hydropower dams linked to poverty and corruption Countries that rely on large hydropower dams for their electricity suffer higher levels of poverty, corruption and debt than other nations, a study has found. The study by the University of Sussex and the International School of Management in Germany compared the security, political governance, economic development and climate change performance of major hydropower states against oil-producing […]

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