The state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions.
Lack of the means of subsistence.
1 Kosovo's appalling environmental problems are part of a deeper problem: chronic poverty .
2 Food poverty is a huge problem in Ireland and throughout the EU.
3 The company said it wanted to tackle period poverty in New Zealand.
4 We want greater recognition of the depth of the food poverty problem.
5 They talk a good game about prosperity, but deliver crime and poverty .
6 The government is moving to set child poverty reduction targets into law.
7 Education during emergencies also protects children from exploitation and poverty , it said.
8 He said the new government made a commitment to tackling child poverty .
9 Crime, unemployment, poverty and education is also on the list of concerns.
10 Indeed, 20 years ago almost a third of pensioners lived in poverty .
11 Violence, poverty and inequality were all at the nucleus of the problem.
12 No one from East Africa said they left home because of poverty .
13 Zimbabwe's AIDS rate and poverty levels make Makoni's job no easy task.
14 She promised to ensure good governance, improve the economy and reduce poverty .
15 The correct answer is: Extreme poverty has decreased on a global level.
16 What we do have, however, is policies that create poverty , Ali said.
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