by Beth | Feb 3, 2004 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
A number of branches of the Vincentian Family on the East Coast have already decided to collaborate in responding to this need in our backyard.The southern counties of West Virginia lie in the heart of Appalachia. Because of the faltering coal industry, jobs are...
by Beth | Feb 1, 2004 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
LONDON, January 31, 2004 (thetablet.co.uk): Harriet Paterson writes for The Tablet – Factories putting together computer components have spread across the Third World – and with them poor working practices. This is the price of our cheap laptops Who makes ...
by Beth | Jan 28, 2004 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
VATICAN CITY, JAN. 27, 2004 (Zenit.org).- John Paul II praised the work of the U.N. World Food Program and urged that the problem of hunger be addressed through “joint efforts.””The complexities of our modern era are such that the joint commitment...
by Beth | Jan 22, 2004 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Janu 22, 2004 – Malaria, a disease forgotten in wealthy countries, is advancing, killing a million people or more a year, at least 700,000 of them African children. … The lack of a global lobby against malaria has brought the world to the sad, absurd point...
by Beth | Jan 18, 2004 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
“Making the poor a priority is a defining element of the church’s contribution to the environmental debate. The poor are vulnerable to environmental hazards.” “Poor families often live on the margins of society: in urban areas where their housing is...
by Beth | Jan 17, 2004 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
LONDON (AP) – The World Health Organization and other aid agencies are undermining the battle against malaria by funding cheaper and less-effective drugs, contributing to tens of thousands of deaths of children in Africa, researchers asserted. The scientists,...