News of extreme poverty

Poverty

New UCA report puts Argentina's poverty level at 40.8%

06-12-2019 15:06 Some 16 million Argentines now below the poverty line, with 3.6 million living in extreme poverty, reports UCA's Observatorio de la Deuda Social.

ELECTION 2019

Alberto Fernández launches plan to tackle hunger in Argentina

07-10-2019 17:55 Presidential hopeful unveils 'Argentina sin Hambre' programme with criticism of Macri administration. Candidate will seek to bring together officials, representatives from companies and leaders of social organisations in order to tamp down prices.

POVERTY

UCA predicts poverty rate will reach '39% or 40%' by end of 2019

01-10-2019 13:34 Head of Catholic University's influential Social Debt Observatory issues warning after INDEC data published Monday showed 35.4% of Argentines are considered poor.