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# Poverty

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Can we end EU child poverty? Experts to discuss taking action
Column: The EU need not look beyond its own borders to see widespread poverty
Survivors recall terrifying scene of suicide attack in Nigeria as death toll rises to 41
Aerial views of Hong Kong's 'cage' apartments
Pope Francis gives rare insight into what happened at conclave
Irish people under 65 have highest poverty risk in western Europe
Dublin ranks 4th in UN report on prosperity of global cities
9 things we learned about poverty in Ireland this week
Here's how much disposable income the average person in Ireland has
Chess giving hope to slum children
Oxfam Ireland fears EU budget cuts will leave millions in poverty
Organisation in Dublin launches campaign to reduce street begging
How the best countries in the world have changed since 1988
Rising food poverty hinders students' ability to learn
Gas, Gardaí and Tiny Dancers: The week in numbers
Column: Haiti - Three years on from devastation
In pics: Ellis Island and its 'huddled masses'
Spain passes massive austerity cutbacks
ESRI: One in five people are living in jobless households
Study says recession has hit older people more than reported
Rise in EU population at risk of poverty
20 quotes that reveal how Bill Gates became world’s richest man
The greatest rags to riches story of all time
Irish Aid says misappropriation of funds will 'not happen again' - Crowe
Interview: Stories like the 'corn flakes family' are true - SVP president
Women pushed further into poverty as food prices continue to rise - Oxfam
Column: Zero hunger - the only acceptable target
10 per cent of Irish population living in food poverty
Denied education ‘Because I am a Girl’
Column: How to stop crises becoming disasters
Column: Should the rich give back their benefits? No – it’s the wrong question.
Shots fired at police during riots in northern France
6 countries where global food crisis is taking terrible toll
Weekly income for elderly people drops 6 per cent - CSO
Public donations to Concern fall after 2010 emergencies
US poverty rates set to rise to highest level since 1960s
Disposable income in poor households falls 18 per cent
Column: Population growth an obstacle to development...
Percentage living below the poverty line falls globally
Calls to Vincent de Paul have increased by 80 per cent