poverty
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President’s aide says sanctions, policies that impeded their removal changed poverty ‘from exception to rule’
An aide to President Pezeshkian says sanctions and domestic policies that hindered their removal have turned poverty into a major social issue in Iran.
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Israeli media say Gaza war has impoverished Zionists
Tehran, IRNA - An Israeli media outlet has admitted that the war in Gaza has impoverished a quarter of Zionists.
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World Bank reports 37% drop in Iran’s poverty headcount ratio in two years
Tehran, IRNA – A recent report by the World Bank suggests that the percentage of the Iranian population living below the poverty line has declined by 37% over the past two years.
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Iran deputy president departs NY after attending Status of Women session
New York, IRNA – Iran’s Deputy President for Women and Family Affairs Ensieh Khazali has concluded her visit to New York, where she attended the 68th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women.
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2mln Israelis living in poverty amid warnings of economic catastrophe
Tehran, IRNA – Around two million people in Israeli-occupied Palestine are living below the poverty line, amid concerns that the number could grow next year as the regime is pressing ahead with its war on Gaza, with no end in sight.
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Iran, Mexico cooperating to empower low-income class
Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Ambassador to Mexico said that Tehran and Mexico City were cooperating to empower the low-income people.
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Iran envoy denounces use of force as violation of right to live
New York, April 22, IRNA - Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Majid Takht Ravanchi on Wednesday denounced use of force particularly in the pandemic era as violation of the right to live.
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Iran, Bulgaria ministers sign MoU on job and training
Belgrade, April 11, IRNA - Iran's Minister of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare Mohammad Shariatmadari signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Bulgarian Minister of Labor and Social Policy Denitsa Sacheva on job and training, labor relations and fighting poverty.