Highly productive livestock breeds, the World Bank asserts, are playing an important role in alleviating poverty.
Last year Peabody lobbied G20 leaders on coal's role in alleviating "energy poverty".
Where is the evidence that inclusive business aimed at the world's poorest markets can have any role in alleviating poverty?
The housing sector can, and is, playing a key role in alleviating some of the root causes of loneliness, such as inappropriate housing, isolation and poor health.
The United States and the broader international community, of course, have an important role in alleviating the desperate situation of Afghanistan's people.
Even as sales continue to grow, it is yet to be seen whether the mobile phone will play a significant, sustained role in alleviating poverty in the developing world.
It has failed to play a more proactive role in alleviating tensions between its two allies and will have to mediate a peace process if it wants the PKK and the PYD to remain focused on Isis.
Bono, who has been nominated for the Nobel peace prize and was given an honorary knighthood by the Queen in 2007 in recognition of his work campaigning against extreme poverty, said business plays a vital role in alleviating poverty.
The announcement comes after Mr Cameron finally bowed to pressure on Friday to step up Britain's role in alleviating the growing refugee crisis engulfing Europe, but would give no further details than pledging to accept "thousands more" into Britain.
Paul Bates, the head of aviation at Griffith, which has several campuses around the state of Queensland, said Australian universities could play a significant role in alleviating the pilot shortage.
"SNAP plays a crucial, but often underappreciated, role in alleviating poverty," said Stacy Dean, an expert on the program with the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, a Washington-based research group that focuses on social programs and budget policy.
