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China

Mass evictions of migrant workers in Beijing

Thousands were left homeless after they were evicted from a poor neighbourhood of the Chinese capital.

Morocco

Morocco: 15 people killed in food-aid crush

A stall giving out food was submerged by crowds in the impoverished town of Sidi Boulaalam.

Vatican

The poor are our "passport to paradise" Pope declares

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnian pensioners make art to survive

Senior citizens in Bosnia and Herzegovina are turning to art and design to escape poverty.

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Europe News

Poverty in the EU: a minimum income?

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Recycling hair extensions in Nairobi, Kenya

My Europe Series

Poverty in the EU

Europe’s economic downturn seems to be behind us.

My Europe Series

Spain: poverty hits millions despite growth

It looks like an ordinary summer’s day at a swimming pool on the outskirts of Sevilla in southern Spain: a group of children are splashing around in the water.

My Europe Series

The poverty cycle

Why is poverty on the rise in Europe and what can be done?

My Europe Series

Europe's working poor: is flexibility the answer?

Sophie Claudet: Germany is not the only country in Europe to promote flexibility on its labour market.

My Europe Series

Germany's "working poor": employed but still in poverty

Germany’s economy is booming.

Cinema

Childhood wonder in not-so-magic Orlando

'The Florida Project’ portrays poverty and joy through the eyes of a little girl living with her young mother in a seedy motel on the outskirts of Disney World.

Europe News

Migrant weary EU promises to change relations with Africa

EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini says the bloc is changing its attitude towards Africa after the massive increases in migration in the past few years.

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Thousands displaced as police flatten Nigeria slum

Residents of a Nigerian shantytown on Saturday (18 March) spoke of “losing hope”, a day after security forces used gunfire and tear gas to make way for demolitions in defiance of a recent court order,

Venezuela

Wife of Venezuelan political prisoner Leopoldo Lopez speaks to Euronews

Venezuela’s capital Caracas was once one of the world’s wealthiest cities.

Yemen

Yemen: UN says one child dies every ten minutes from a preventable disease

The time to act is now, according to campaign group Human Rights Watch. Activists say the international community must give its financial backing to humanitarian efforts in the country and is warning

Morocco

Paying a heavy price: Melilla's "Mule Ladies"

Every day, hundreds of women line up outside the Spanish enclave of Melilla in North Africa.

Switzerland

World Economic Forum in Davos opens with Crystal Awards

Before the world’s political and financial elites begin discussing global problems, the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos has held its annual Crystal Awards presentation for humanitarian…

Vatican

Rome church becomes homeless shelter in freezing weather

Charities have been calling on people to help those affected by the cold, resulting in donations and many volunteers coming forward

World News

Oxfam report shows widening disparity between rich and poor

Released on the eve of the World Economic Forum, the damning document states that eight of the world's richest people together possess as much wealth as the 3.6 billion poorest combined.

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