Reducing Inequality

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Gov. J.B. Pritzker pushes increased funding to fight racial disparities in homelessness

Chicago Tribune 26 Apr 2024

The report included an analysis of the historical factors influencing higher rates of homelessness within Black communities compared with white people as well as short- and long-term policy recommendations to reduce inequities.

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How much exposure to BPA is safe?

San Francisco Examiner 26 Apr 2024

Also, get educational resources on fighting racial ...

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World’s billionaires should pay minimum 2% wealth tax, say G20 ministers

The Guardian 25 Apr 2024

In a sign of growing international support for a levy on the super-rich, Brazil, Germany, South Africa and Spain say a 2% tax would reduce ...

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Tinubu: We’re Poised To Empowering Girls, Women, Young People

This Day 25 Apr 2024

•UNFPA highlights inequalities in sexual, reproductive health ... The report highlights successes in reducing unintended pregnancies and HIV infections but notes that progress has slowed, and inequalities persist.

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ADB operations reach 23.6 bln USD in 2023

China.dot.org 25 Apr 2024

Addressing gender inequality continued to be a cornerstone of the bank's work, with almost all its 2023 operations contributing to reducing remaining imbalances, including support to mitigate the disproportionate gender impacts of climate change.

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Deborah James’s family urge political parties to commit to long-term cancer plan

AOL 25 Apr 2024

The manifesto calls for the Government to publish a long-term cancer strategy within one year of the general election, to “drive earlier diagnosis and reduce inequalities in access to treatment and care” ... But it does not have to be this way ... .

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Deprivation linked to higher second cancer risk among England breast cancer survivors

AOL 25 Apr 2024

Many cancers are caused by deprivation, but more research is clearly needed to identify the specific factors driving the higher risks and how best to reduce these inequalities.”.

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Shorter school holidays needed to tackle ‘holiday hunger’, experts claim

AOL 25 Apr 2024

A five-week summer holiday instead of a six-week break could be part of changes “to a school calendar that has been stuck in place since Victorian times,” according to a new report on tackling post-pandemic education inequalities.

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'Inheritance tax will bring more people under the tax net': Zerodha's Nikhil Kamath's old video goes viral. Watch here

Live Mint 25 Apr 2024

This tax was prevalent in India before it was abolished in 1985.Introduced in 1953 under the Estate Duty Act, the inheritance tax aimed to reduce economic disparity.

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Family Of 'Bowelbabe' Dame Deborah James Call For A National Cancer Strategy

Huffington Post 25 Apr 2024

A memorial fund in her name raised £12m for cancer research ... They continued ... “What we want and need to see in this cancer strategy are more measures in place that will drive earlier diagnosis and reduce inequalities in access to treatment and care.” ... ”.

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Blair offers a terrifying glimpse into our future

AOL 25 Apr 2024

You’ll come to quite different ones if your primary aim is to reduce inequality and make sure absolutely no one can slip through the net.

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Tiger conference urges innovative financing for habitat protection

Kuensel 25 Apr 2024

Sherab Lhamo ... To reduce the financial gap, he said, a country must be transparent, deal with gender inequality, invest in good governance, invest in human resources, and channel resources through civil society ... .

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Deborah James’s father: She would tell us to knock heads together in campaign

AOL 25 Apr 2024

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Dame Deborah James

The Daily Mail 25 Apr 2024

The manifesto calls for the Government to publish a long-term cancer strategy within one year of the general election, to 'drive earlier diagnosis and reduce inequalities in access to treatment and care' ... But it does not have to be this way ... He said ... .

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What makes some of us tech laggards at work?

Gulf News 25 Apr 2024

... joint report with Code.org (State of CS and ICT Education in the UAE) and said 88 per cent of the public in the UAE recognises the value of computer science in creating jobs and reducing inequalities.