pressure of poverty
11China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation — The China Foundation of Poverty Alleviation (CFPA) was founded in March 1989. It is a nation wide Non Government Organization (NGO) that aims to alleviate poverty in China. It is currently the largest and most influential NGO that specialized in… …
12Ontario Coalition Against Poverty — The Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP) is an anti poverty group in Ontario, Canada, who promote the interests of the poor and homeless. The group enjoys a particular notoriety, especially in Toronto, due to its effective use of publicity… …
13Target Poverty — The Target Poverty campaign was launched by ActionAid, the international development charity, in July 2006.The campaign is focused on engaging campaigners in the UK to maintain the pressure on the British government, international institutions… …
14pres|sure — «PREHSH uhr», noun, verb, sured, sur|ing. –n. 1. the continued action of a weight or force: »The small box was flattened by the pressure of the heavy book on it. The pressure of the wind filled the sails of the boat. 2. the force per unit of area …
15Tuareg Rebellion (1990–1995) — Infobox Military Conflict conflict = Tuareg Rebellion (1990–1995) partof = caption = date = 1990 1995 place = Northern Mali and Niger territory = result = 1995 peace accords status = combatant1 = Mali: Military of Mali, Ghanda Koi militia Niger:… …
16Theodor Benfey — (January 28, 1809 June 26, 1881) was a German philologist and the son of a Jewish trader from Nörten, near Göttingen.Although originally destined for the medical profession, Benfey s taste for philology was awakened by a careful instruction in… …
17John Horne Tooke — (June 25, 1736 – March 18, 1812), was an English politician and philologist.He was born in Newport Street, Long Acre, Westminster, the third son of John Horne, a poulterer in Newport Market, whose business the boy, when at Eton College, described …
18United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
19United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …
20Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
