which is called Bolsa Familia (Portuguese for Family Allowance), helps 21 million families in Brazil or about a quarter of the population. To be eligible, a family must live below the poverty line ...

The economic crisis induced by the pandemic is the second in Brazil’s recent economic history, following the 2014 to 2016 crisis. These downturns have nearly halted its poverty reduction progress and ...

This will help them get out of poverty and contribute to the economic growth of the country,” he says. The CCDR is based on the goals that Brazil set for itself in the Paris Agreement and in ...

According to the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef), 63% of Brazil's boys and girls live in poverty, which is tantamount to around 32 million children and adolescents, Agencia Brasil reported.

In Brazil’s Amazon, people are trapped in a vicious cycle in which deforestation begets poverty, and poverty begets deforestation. Already, more than a fifth of the country’s rainforest has ...

The proposed “billionaire tax” is still up in the air, therefore. But if it was put through, how could that extra £190bn help alleviate poverty or climate change? Here’s how a global “billionaire tax” ...

Brazil’s government previously stressed that Lula’s launch of the global alliance against hunger and poverty on Monday was as important as the final declaration. As of Monday, 82 nations had ...

BRASILIA, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Brazil will focus on reducing hunger and poverty, slowing climate change and global governance reform when it heads the G20 group of the world's largest economies ...

A key highlight is Brazil’s proposed Global Alliance Against Hunger, aimed at reducing hunger and poverty, addressing migration crises, and fostering international collaboration. Accessed at ...

Brazil sees Korea as a valuable partner in these global efforts, particularly in light of its achievements in poverty reduction and green technology. “Korea's remarkable economic development in ...