Catholic Commission for Social Justice
Last Sunday evening I participated in a 2 hour panel discussion – live on TV, Channel 8 – on the theme: “Approaches to Poverty Alleviation”. Other panellists were Prof Habib Ahmed, Durham University, from the Muslim community, and Rev Adrian Sieunarine from the Presbyterian community. I was asked to consider issues from a Caribbean perspective – with a focus on how the Catholic Church is seeking to alleviate poverty in TT and in our region.
The Regional Human Development Report for Latin America and the Caribbean 2010 champions a new approach to understanding and tackling the prevailing inequality in terms of human development plaguing Latin American and Caribbean countries. The report is divided into six chapters, which explore the factors underpinning the persistence of inequality.
Year: 2010
Type: Regional Reports
Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
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The Caribbean Human Development Report reviews the current state of crime as well as national and regional policies and programmes to address the problem in seven English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago. The new study recommends that Caribbean governments implement youth crime prevention through education, as well as provide employment opportunities that target the marginalized urban poor. A shift in focus is needed it says, from a state protection approach to one that focuses on citizen security and participation, promoting law enforcement that is fair, accountable, and more respectful of human rights.
Year: 2012
Type: Regional Reports
Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
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By Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ
I return to T&T from London this week. Recent research (Jan 26) by the UK Charity, Save the Children, shows that the number of UK children living in homes in which there is “severe poverty” rose by 260,000 to 1.7 million from 2004 – 2008, that is, in the four years before the UK recession.