Tips for covering poverty

World Bank

• The World Banks main page on poverty is at www.worldbank.org/poverty/
• You can search the library (at http://poverty.worldbank.org/library/) by your country or region. For more regional resources, see the Banks regional directories at http://www.worldbank.org/poverty/library/webguide/regional.htm
• There are special sections on Poverty and Health (at www.worldbank.org/poverty/health/index.htm), Inequality (at www.worldbank.org/poverty/inequal/index.htm)
• You can also check out the Banks programs for eradicating poverty at www.worldbank.org/poverty/strategies/sourctoc.htm
• Youll get a complete list of World Bank web sites dealing with poverty at www.worldbank.org/poverty/library/webguide/wb.htm

United Nations

• The main page for the UN Development Program is at http://www.undp.org/poverty/
• The UNDP poverty reducation page is at http://www.undp.org./mainundp/propoor/index.html
• There is a special page for journalists with links to UNDP experts you can contact at http://www.undp.org/dpa/journalists/index.html

Popular organizations

• Popular groups are listed at http://www.worldbank.org/poverty/voices/globcoal/webguide/people.htm

• Peasant organizations are at http://www.worldbank.org/poverty/voices/globcoal/webguide/peasant.htm

OneWorld

• OneWorld has an excellent resource page at http://www.oneworld.org/guides/poverty/index.html. There are links to specific resources on child labour, debt relief and other issues

• There is a criticism of the World Bank and other international institutions at http://www.oneworld.net/guides/imf_wb/front.shtml

News and Statistics

• Yahoo news on poverty is at http://fullcoverage.yahoo.com/Full_Coverage/World/Poverty/
• UNDP`s statistics are at http://www.sdnp.undp.org/poverty/links/Poverty/Indicators_Statistics_and_Measurement/ 

Other Resources - Directories

• There is a long list of international associations dealing with poverty at www.worldbank.org/poverty/library/webguide/multilat.htm
• NGOs can be found at http://www.worldbank.org/poverty/library/webguide/ngos.htm
• Inequality web resources are at http://www.worldbank.org/poverty/inequal/links.htm

• Regional resources are listed at http://www.worldbank.org/poverty/library/webguide/regional.htm
• The UNDP lists excellent resources at http://www.sdnp.undp.org/poverty/links/Poverty/