Basic Needs

The basic needs approach is one of the major approaches to the measurement of absolute poverty in developing countries. It attempts to define the absolute minimum resources necessary for long-term physical well-being, usually in terms of consumption goods. The poverty line is then defined as the amount of income required to satisfy those needs. The 'basic needs' approach was introduced by the International Labour Organization's World Employment Conference in 1976. "Perhaps the high point of the WEP was the World Employment Conference of 1976, which proposed the satisfaction of basic human needs as the overriding objective of national and international …

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PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 January 2024 English

Since the year 2020, the five richest men in the world have doubled their fortunes. During the same period, almost five billion people have become poorer. Published by Oxfam International, …

trapped in debt and have to borrow money to meet basic needs like food, medicine and transport. They work


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 20 March 2023 English

Released on March 20, 2023, the Climate Change 2023: Synthesis Report concludes the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) of the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The report was …

are directly dependent on ecosystems to meet basic needs. (high confidence) {Cross-Section Box.2 Figure


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 30 January 2023 English

The World Inequality Lab, a research organisation based in Paris, released this report on January 30, 2023. It was authored by Lucas Chancel and Philipp Bothe from the Paris School …

the energy that would be required to meet such basic needs for all (see Figure 8). Yet, in most regions standards theoretically sufficient to meet the basic needs of the entire population. In all other regions insufficient energy is currently used to provide for basic needs. This is particularly true for low-income re- leverage data on the level of satisfaction of six basic needs (health, nutrition, drinking water and sani-


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 12 January 2023 English

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, released the Rural Health Statistics for the year 2021-22 on January 12, 2023. This annual publication, the first of which …

possible. This publication would cater to the basic needs of effective planning, monitoring and management


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 23 November 2022 English

This study was released on November 23, 2022, by the International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), India. It aims to comprehend …

The effect was the non-ful- fillment of their basic needs, including safety and protection. Moreover,


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 30 September 2022 English

The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), London, published this working paper on September 30, 2022. It was written by Ritu Bharadwaj, Nikhil Raj, N Karthikeyan, Roopashree Shanker, Johnson …

destination means there is no safety net for their basic needs like shelter, health and food. Even schemes reform. Social protection programmes that cover basic needs (shelter, food, health) of migrant workers should Social protection programmes to ensure their basic needs around housing, healthcare, food and education programmes at destination to provide support for basic needs like shelter, health, food. Limited ownership


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 12 September 2022 English

In 2021, close to 50 million people lived in conditions of modern slavery – 27.6 million in forced labour and 22 million in forced marriages. This report, published in September …

and sexual violence, and the deprivation of basic needs, are less common but by no means negligible


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 18 April 2022 English

Professional Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN), a non-governmental organisation based out of New Delhi, published this report on April 18, 2022. The report focuses on the livelihood of Adivasi communities …

motivation for exploiting resources beyond basic needs thus became The conceptual framework In this of nature, which makes the satisfaction of basic needs relatively easy for the Adivasi, they evolve


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 16 April 2022 English

During the nation-wide lockdown during April-May 2020, about 100 million workers lost their jobs. About 15 million workers continued to be out of work even by the end of 2020, …

provide a decent standard of living and meet basic needs, including education, food and healthcare. The


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 4 April 2022 English

Released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on April 4, 2022, this report presents a global assessment of progress made towards the mitigation of climate change. It is …

ensuring a high level of services and satisfying basic needs (IMP-LD) (Figure SPM.5). Other IMPs illustrate


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