'Child poverty rates have remained high since the middle of the 1970s. While several trends, including declines in the number of children per family and increases in parental years of schooling, worked to reduce child poverty rates, several others, including slow economic growth, widening economic inequality, and increases in the proportion of children living in mother-only families, had the opposite effect, pushing more children into poverty.
Poverty is a common risk: One-third of all children more...

The newly-launched CYES Network Learning Platform (www.cyesnetwork.org) is the result of a collaboration among AED, USAID, the SEEP Network, and a number of leading international organizations. It creates an on-line home for the growing learning community of practitioners, donors and academics seeking to advance effective economic strengthening for vulnerable youth and children. The platform features profiles of CYES activities around the world, a resource library, events calendar, and discuss more...

This is a flagship report of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) focusing on the 50 poorest nations of the world. The subtitle of the report for 2007 is 'Knowledge, technological learning and innovation for development'.

The essays of the finalists and winners of the 2008 competition entitled 'Shaping the City of Your Dreams' are now available. Follow the link to find the practical proposals of: Pal Saptarshi from India (winner of the first prize), Mengting Wang from China (winner of the second prize), Maria Angelica Rodriguez from Colombia (winner of the third prize), Ashis Himali from Nepal, Hermann Hokou, Ivory Coast, Sara Abreu Machado from Brazil, Katarina Marsha Nugroho from Indonesia
and Jonah Obaje more...

More than one fifth of the world’s population is between the ages of 12 and 24, with 1.3 billion young people living in developing countries. In order to learn how youths can make a difference in reducing poverty, the World Bank launched the International Essay Competition. The Essay Competition is an annual, worldwide competition targeting youths aged between 18 to 25 years and managed by the World Bank Office in Paris. The competition is designed and implemented in partnership with Country O more...

Over 7,000 Tanzanians Give Their Opinions on livelihood, education, health, governance, infrastructure, well-being, citizen participation, and more. This report is the largest perception survey conducted in Mainland Tanzania to date. 7,879 Tanzanians, aged from 7 to 90 years, from ten mainland regions, were asked for their opinion on aspects of economic progress, their standard of living, quality of and access to economic and social services, and trends in governance.

Included in this report more...

Dynamic Youth is a free online monthly magazine, dedicated to Global Youth Development. The framework of this magazine includes all the areas of interest (issues) identified by the UNO under the concept of Global Youth Development and a few additions of local interest. 
The magazine is addressed to the global youth and its main objective is to harness youth energy towards working for Global Peace and Prosperity. The monthly magazines are uploaded on the last working day of the earlier more...

Across the globe, soaring food prices — the highest since the mid-1970s — are forcing more and more of the world's poor and disadvantaged children to go hungry. The World Food Program predicts that 30 countries will face particular pressure to feed their people this year. Riots have been reported in 34 countries around the globe over the cost and scarcity of food. However, this is not a short-term problem. Food crop prices are expected to remain at extraordinary levels through 2010, and rema more...

From Poverty to Power is a major new book from Oxfam International thatargues that ending the scourges of extreme poverty, inequality, and threatened environmental collapse is the greatest global challenge of the twenty-first century. The best way to tackle them is through a combination of active citizens and effective nation states.

Why active citizenship? Because people living in poverty must have a voice in deciding their own destiny, fighting for rights and justice in their own society, more...

How can underfunded schools in developing countries become more financially self-reliant? 'Education That Pays For Itself' is one answer - schools earning their own income to pay for the most needy. Find out more in our Spring 08 newsletter. IN THIS ISSUE:• Changing Lives: From Gangs to Gardens in the Philippines; • Where Needs Must: A Remarkable High School in Vietnam; • Conference Call: Education That Pays For Itself 2008 - South Africa;
• Recognizing Commitment: Clinton Highligh more...