Wednesday 15 January 2014

Topic Resources: Poverty and Inequality

Introduction

Source: Some facts about poverty
Web Link: http://www.globalissues.org/issue/2/causes-of-poverty

Source: World's richest 85 worth same as poorest 3.5 billion
Web Link: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/oxfam-warns-davos-of-pernicious-impact-of-the-widening-wealth-gap-9070714.html

Source: 1 million babies a year die within first 24 hours
Web Link: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/shell-live-tosee-another-day--but-one-million-babies-do-not-save-the-children-study-says-9150503.html

Source:World's richest 10% own more than rest of the global population
Web Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/business-30875633

Source: The distribution of wealth
Web Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/business-30927354

Local and Global Perspectives 

Source: Worrying levels of child poverty in Switzerland
Web Link: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/caritas_child-poverty-rings-alarms-bells-in-switzerland/45406358

Source: Poverty in Switzerland rises 10% in last year
Web Link: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/income-struggles_poverty-in-switzerland-increases-by-almost-10--in-one-year/45075834

Source: Life as a refugee from the Syrian civil war
Web Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-middle-east-47575167/syria-conflict-i-don-t-want-to-go-back-to-there

Source: China tries to tackle extreme poverty
Web Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/video_and_audio/headlines/42548808/china-s-uphill-struggle-fighting-extreme-poverty

Source: What poverty looks like in the USA today
Web Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39122283

Source: Cost of inequality in UK
Web Link: http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/mar/16/inequality-costs-uk-billions?guni=Keyword:news-grid%20main-1%20Main%20trailblock:Editable%20trailblock%20-%20news:Position3

Source: Effect of asylum seekers on small towns in Germany
Web Link: http://www.wsj.com/articles/refugee-surge-in-germany-puts-pressure-on-small-towns-1429706294

Source: Poverty Facts and Statistics
Web Link: http://www.globalissues.org/article/26/poverty-facts-and-stats

Source: Poverty amongst teenagers in Ukraine
Web Link: http://www.unicef.org/ukraine/15358.html


Source: Saudi Arabia has tenth lowest poverty rate
Web Link: http://english.alarabiya.net/en/business/economy/2013/11/03/Kingdom-has-tenth-lowest-poverty-rate-worldwide-says-World-Bank.html

Source: Saudis far removed from the economic boom
Web Link: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jan/01/saudi-arabia-riyadh-poverty-inequality

Source: Greeks chop forests to keep warm
Web Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21202432

Source: Causes of poverty in Syria
Web Link: http://www.ruralpovertyportal.org/country/home/tags/syria

Source: 11 facts about sweatshops
Web Link: http://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-facts-about-sweatshops



Source: German government looks at migrant dependency from Romania and Bulgaria
Web Link: http://www.dw.de/german-committee-to-investigate-poverty-migration-and-potential-welfare-fraud/a-17350165

Source: Discovery of the wealth of the Ukranian President, whilst many Ukrainians live in poverty
Web Link: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ukraine-uprising-the-private-zoo-the-galleon-moored-on-a-private-lake-the-fleet-of-vintage-cars--ukrainians-left-openmouthed-at-the-opulence-of-president-yanukovychs-country-estate-9146886.html

Source: Link between alcohol consumption and relative poverty
Web Link: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/worlds-heaviest-drinking-countries-revealed--and-the-uk-doesnt-even-make-the-top-10-9357860.html

Source: Suffering is the cost of cheap clothes
Web Link: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/aug/08/when-will-the-west-stop-clothing-itself-in-bangladeshs-suffering

Source: Why are there still famines? Famine in South Sudan 2017
Web Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-39039255

Scenarios

Source: Death toll from hurricane hitting Haiti
Web Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-37588752

Source: Tragedy of migrants from war torn countries trying to enter UK via Calais
Web Link: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/special-report-an-immigration-crisison-britains-doorstep-in-calais-9129630.html

Source: Video on Afghan immigrants trying to sail to UK from Calais
Web Link: http://content.time.com/time/video/player/0,32068,45953986001_1932244,00.html

Source: Bill Gates claims poverty will end in the next 20 years
Web Link: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/no-poor-countries-by-2035-bill-gates-annual-letter-says-extreme-poverty-and-child-mortality-could-be-virtually-wiped-out-in-next-two-decades-9075149.html

Source: Business week's response to Bill Gates' claims
Web Link: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-01-21/bill-gates-is-crazy-optimistic-about-ending-poverty



Courses of Action and Personal Response 

Source: Article about the 'Enough Food If' campaign
Web Link: http://uk.news.yahoo.com/enough-food-if-anti-hunger-campaign--100-charities-and-celebs-back--biggest-coalition-in-since-make-poverty-history--113236531.html#gnTRC6M

Source: Welsh Government's Action Plan 2012 to tackle its country's poverty
Web Link: http://www.rctcbc.gov.uk/en/relateddocuments/publications/communitiesfirst/tackling-poverty-action-plan.pdf

Source: Research on effectiveness of Fair Trade
Web Link: http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2014/may/24/fairtrade-accused-of-failing-africas-poor?guni=Keyword:news-grid%20main-1%20Main%20trailblock:Editable%20trailblock%20-%20news:Position3

Source: Web-site for an organisation set up to protect refugees
Web Link: http://refugeesinternational.org/

Source: Web-site for charity dealing with children living in poverty
Web Link: http://plan-international.org

Source: Original way of promoting poverty awareness
Web Link: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/not-sexy-but-important-save-the-children-ad-shows-models-trying-to-make-poverty-sexy-9329591.html