Among the richest households, the probability of being drafted is only 3 among the poorest, it is 20 .

Until the 20th century, Iceland was among the poorest countries in Western Europe.

These forest dependent people are among the poorest, most vulnerable and powerless groups.

In absolute terms, Russia is among the leaders in debt cancellation for the poorest countries.

Women are also among the poorest of the poor, but nonetheless are strong drivers of change.

Furthermore, the countries in which poor women live are among the poorest and most underdeveloped in the world.

It is no coincidence that these countries now boast bold social programs that are dramatically reducing hunger among the poorest groups.

While Sudan s people may be among the poorest in the world, their country is rich in natural wealth, including oil and precious metals.

Landlocked developing countries are generally among the poorest of developing countries, with the weakest growth rates and social development records (see table 1).

Why are Latvia s people, among the poorest in the Union, expected to pay for something that Europe s richest people are finding difficult to do?

These percentages are lower among vulnerable population groups only 75 of the poorest youth between the ages of 13 and 17 years attend school.

We are capable of building skyscrapers hundreds of meters high, while elsewhere we are tearing down the tin shacks of the poorest among us.

Ms. Khan said she was well aware that the Gambia was among the world's poorest countries, with a very low human development index (HDI).

The indigenous peoples in Latin America are among the poorest in a region that is characterized by considerable levels of inequality, exclusion and insecurity.

Power to the Poorest

The problem is that these improved inputs have bypassed the poorest farmers and the poorest countries.

Nowadays, the fertility rate among the poorest women is 4.0 children by contrast with the rate of 1.6 for women enjoying better socio economic conditions.

Liberia is Sub Saharan Africa s second poorest, seventh poorest, or 22nd poorest country in terms of GDP, depending on which authority you consult.

Our economy was in ruins, our people were among the world s poorest, and our political system had been weakened by decades of corruption, dictatorship, and misrule.

Furthermore, to facilitate recovery among the poorest African countries afflicted by conflict, the World Bank employs special guidelines for exceptional International Development Association (IDA) post conflict allocations.

The number of households headed by women grew. In some regions, such households accounted for 40 of the total number of households. Those families are among the poorest.

By 2050, it is estimated that there will be nine billion people on earth, so the need for food may double primarily among urban populations in the world s poorest countries.

Ireland and Greece, once the two poorest countries of Europe have surged economically, with Greece coming close to the European average and Ireland having already taken its place among the richest.

It is one of the poorest in Syria.

When I say cooperate, it is not just the rich that cooperate it is the rich and poor working together, achieving unity to help the poorest among us in the international community.

Though climate change is a global phenomenon, experts warn that its health consequences will be the most severe for the poorest people in the poorest countries.

Parenting programmes are reaching more of the poorest families.

The lives of the billion poorest people depend on it.

38. Welcomes favourably the proposal to establish a world solidarity fund for poverty eradication and the promotion of human and social development in developing countries, in particular among the poorest segments of their population

the poorest nations can grow out of poverty through trade

Mali is one of the poorest countries in Subsaharan Africa.

Perennial weak points of Spain's economy include high inflation, a large underground economy, and an education system which OECD reports place among the poorest for developed countries, together with the United States and UK.

Guinean women are among the poorest of the poor they are not only poor in the economic sense but they are also less powerful, if we consider their relative position in the decision making process.

The fastest population growth is taking place in the poorest regions.

The world s poorest countries face the greatest hardship when trade languishes.

The marshes today remain one of the poorest areas in Iraq.

On the one hand, assistance to the poorest countries is needed.

Notes with concern that there remain key challenges to implementing sustainable development, eradicating poverty in mountain regions and protecting mountain ecosystems, and that mountain populations are frequently among the poorest of a given country

On the other side stand Helmut Reisen and his colleagues at the OECD s Development Centre, who conclude that developing countries, and especially the poorest among them, would be hurt if the renminbi were to rise sharply.

Extreme poverty had grown steadily in Africa's poorest countries.

Almost all of these deaths are in the world s poorest countries.

These efforts have been matched by actions in the poorest countries.

Food Support programme for the poorest sections has been re vitalised.

These programmes are directly related to the poorest section of society.

In the poorest countries, especially, women make up the fabric of society.