ITN - poverty

Brown supports bishops poverty march

13.43 Thu Jul 24

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has supported a march of hundreds of bishops, calling for urgent action to tackle global poverty.

Jovi helps out Detroit families

11.24 Wed Jul 23

Jon Bon Jovi is doing his bit for poor families in Detroit by building new homes in the area.

Brown pledges £200 for deprived families

14.36 Mon Jun 23

Parents in deprived communities will get £200 grants for taking part in schemes to improve the health, well-being and social development.

Plans to lift fuel poverty criticised

14.35 Fri Apr 11

Government plans to help lift thousands of people out of fuel poverty are being criticised by campaigners.

Bono and Gore campaign together

13.13 Thu Jan 24

Bono has joined forces with former US vice president Al Gore to urge world leaders to tackle climate change and global poverty together.

'Government failing working parents'

09.07 Thu Jan 03

The Government is failing families who are struggling with poverty despite holding down jobs, a leading think tank has said.

Hollywood's all-ears

12.08 Fri Nov 23 2007

Samuel L Jackson has pledged to Listen to the plight of the world's most disadvantaged children.

Government urged to act over child poverty

19.42 Sun Oct 07 2007

Save the Children has warned the Government is likely to miss its own target of halving child poverty by 2010 by as much as 14 years.

UN approves Darfur force

23.08 Tue Jul 31 2007

The UN Security Council has voted unanimously to authorise up to 26,000 troops and police to Sudan's Darfur region

One in six Europeans in poverty

11.34 Fri May 04 2007

Almost one in six Europeans are living below the poverty line, the European Commission has announced.

Ethnic minority poverty rates highlighted

06.36 Mon Apr 30 2007

People from ethnic minorities in Britain are twice as likely to be poor than their white counterparts.

Child poverty in Britain rising

08.43 Wed Mar 28 2007

The number of children in the UK living in relative poverty increased last year - a "moral disgrace" according to campaigners.

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