Poverty

Gaza war thrusts additional 1.74 mn people into poverty: UN

TEHRAN, May 02 (MNA) – Now in its seventh month, the war in the Gaza Strip pushed an additional 1.74 million people into poverty with the poverty rate at 58.4%, the UN development agency said in its report.

Assistant FM:

Unilateral measures must be stopped against developing states

TEHRAN, Sep. 23 (MNA)– Emphasizing the importance of eradicating poverty, the Assistant Foreign Minister of Iran deemed it necessary to change international conditions by stopping unilateral coercive measures against developing countries.

VP:

Knowledge-based firms to help underdeveloped areas in Iran

TEHRAN, Jun 12 (MNA) – Iranian Vice Presidency for Science and Technology said Monday that as many as 300 Iranian knowledge-based companies would attend an exhibition to introduce their capabilities in eradicating poverty in under-developed areas.

One in seven people In UK feel their debt is 'out of control'

TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) – 15% of people in the UK feel their debt situation is "out of control" or that they have no way of paying it off amid the cost of living crisis, according to a new survey.

IRGC chief:

Enemy's economic sanctions aim to impoverish Iranian people

TEHRAN, Jan. 07 (MNA) – Major General Hossein Salami said Saturday that the enemies' aim is to spread poverty in Iran with their economic sanctions, stressing that the IRGC is fighting poverty in defense of the Islamic Revolution.