Poverty
Moldovans unsatisfied with the quality of life
January 24, 2012Most of the citizens of Moldova are unsatisfied with the quality of their life for 2011 compared to 2010. In a recent survey, over 47% have said that 2011 was more difficult than 2010, 38% saying that they have felt no significant changes, while only...
Poverty level in Moldova becomes stable
October 19, 2010The poverty level in Moldova remained at the same level, and did not go up due to the world economic crisis. The statement was provided by Minister of Labor, Family and Social Protection (MLFS) Valentina Buliga who now left the post during the election...
Placing Orphans With Families Meets Resistance in Moldova
June 02, 2009By Elena Moldoveanu CHISINAU -- Thirty-seven children live in the run-down state orphanage in the village of Cupcui, some 80 kilometers south of Moldova's capital, Chisinau. Surprisingly, only one of them is actually an orphan. Many children in Moldovan...
Moldova's Cupcui Orphanage: orphans whose parents are alive
June 01, 2009Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty features photos from a state orphanage in Moldova. Thirty-seven children live in the run-down state orphanage in the Moldovan village of Cupcui. But only one of them is actually an orphan. Many children in Moldovan...
Medical journals join to fight poverty
October 24, 2007More than 200 medical and scientific journals from 34 nations, including the United States, are joining to fight poverty and champion human development. The publications, including the Journal of the American Medical Association, are simultaneously...
Poverty becomes a cold reality in wealthy Japan
December 25, 2006Tokyo (dpa) - Japan's economic growth has enjoyed the longest expansion since the World War II, but not everyone is smiling amid the economic recovery. Kaori Murano (not her real name) may be in a minority, but others like her in Japan's emerging...