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No Poverty
The first goal
Introduction
Globally, the number of people living in extreme poverty declined from 36 per cent in 1990 to 10 per cent in 2015. But the pace of change is decelerating and the COVID-19 crisis risks reversing decades of progress in the fight against poverty. New research published by the UNU World Institute for Development Economics Research warns that the economic fallout from the global pandemic could increase global poverty by as much as half a billion people, or 8% of the total human population. Source
Our University
his goal embodies the contributions of the university towards poverty alleviation by understanding the percentage of students receiving financial assistance to enroll due to poverty, the university’s poverty mitigation programs, and community initiatives to fight against poverty.
To achieve this goal within the policy of the University of Baghdad, the efforts may encompass:
Admission to the university entails a general free admission policy without any financial obligations. Student housing is offered for a nominal fee, followed by ongoing facilitations and aids. The university has also accommodated a group of students by exempting them from housing fees. Furthermore, the university annually provides educational activities and humanitarian aids through its formations to serve the economically disadvantaged local population and donation campaigns.
To achieve this goal within the policy of the University of Baghdad, the efforts may encompass:
Admission to the university entails a general free admission policy without any financial obligations. Student housing is offered for a nominal fee, followed by ongoing facilitations and aids. The university has also accommodated a group of students by exempting them from housing fees. Furthermore, the university annually provides educational activities and humanitarian aids through its formations to serve the economically disadvantaged local population and donation campaigns.
