I believe that wealth creation is the ultimate anti-poverty program and that one of the few things Alan Greenspan got right was his statement, "The only way to get ahead in America democratic capitalistic society is to save and invest, own a home and own a small business".
The title, "Blackness, Tears and Stains," would be equally suitable for this ultimate badge of poverty, material and mental.
Shetty, who took up the role two years ago, has gone further – positioning the organisation as a champion of economic, cultural and social rights – with the argument that "the ultimate torture is poverty".
I believe that solidarity is better than indifference, and that the ultimate causes of poverty are in the structure of the system, not in the few people that are trying to counteract the system with their available tools.
In his book The Audacity of Hope, Obama recalls that he once wrote an article for Time Magazine in which he said: "In Lincoln's rise from poverty, his ultimate mastery of language and law, his capacity to overcome personal loss and remain determined in the face of repeated defeat – in all this, he reminded me just... of my own struggles".
Perhaps then we will truly achieve the War on Poverty's ultimate goal: replacing despair with opportunity.
While it held the reins of power, the NOC set out the NEP, with the ultimate aim of eradicating poverty and eliminating "the identification of race with economic function" through a "rapidly expanding economy"; the NEP aimed for a Bumiputra share of 30% of the economy within 20 years.
Concern Worldwide is a non-governmental international humanitarian organisation dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world's poorest countries.
EuropeAid's work is carried out with the ultimate aim of: reducing poverty in the world; ensuring sustainable development; promoting democracy, peace and security In 2009 the European Union adopted the Treaty of Lisbon, which puts human rights, including children's rights, at the heart of the European humanitarian agenda.
Israel can and should absorb a reasonable number of refugees, but it should not be expected to be the ultimate destination for Africans escaping poverty and war.
