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inner city

an area of urban settlement with high levels of social problems and poverty. The term is sometimes used as a codeword for ‘immigrant area’ by those who regard ‘the problems of the inner city’ as problems of minority cultures and not as a concentration of the social problems of capitalist societies. See also ZONE OF TRANSITION, URBAN SOCIOLOGY, URBANISM AS A WAY OF LIFE, URBANIZATION.

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A day after Inner City Press asked the UN in writing, Guterres' spokesman Stephane Dujarric still had no answer at noon on January 30, except to wait for a UNHCR press release.

On Cameroon and Nigeria, UN Hides Behind UNHCR Statement

The rankings for each company were announced at the Inner City 100 Conference and Awards at the JFK Presidential Library and Museum in Boston, MA.

Durante Rentals Wins 2015 Inner City 100 Award as One of the Fastest-Growing Inner City Businesses in the U.S.

The inner city areas are likely to be the most affected yet the council leadership decided it was not necessary to hold any of the public consultation meetings in the inner city areas like Washwood Heath, Handsworth, Aston, Sparkbrook or Sparkhill.

Ignoring the inner city; views

Two areas in Joburg s inner city will be turned into walkable pedestrian routes as part of the Inner City Commuter Links Upgrade Project.

SOUTH AFRICA : Plans for walkable Joburg

Maya describes the abuse, dehumanization, and often-brutal racism experienced by street sex workers in Winnipeg's inner city, most of them Aboriginal and engaged in some form or other of "survival sex.

Inside Winnipeg's Inner City

Now in its ninth year, the Inner City 100 list provides unmatched original data on the fastest growing inner-city businesses in the U.

Colorlab Cosmetics makes growing companies list

In terms of international human rights, for example, the 1987-founded Inner City Press/Community on the Move (ICP) this year is pursuing justice on PNC and Riggs Bank, and its alleged money laundering for Augusto Pinochet and the dictator of Equatorial Guinea.

Newsletter editor-publisher wins major Freedom of Information court decision

A few of the highlights from the 2006 Inner city 100 list include:

PostNet International Franchise Corp. named to "Inner city 100"

Wilson (1987, 1996) contended the civil rights movement in the 1960s had a perverse unintended impact on the inner city.

The severely-distressed African American family in the crack era: empowerment is not enough

Participants were recruited at one reproductive health clinic in the suburbs and one in the inner city from 1996 to 1999.

Injectable use may increase women's odds of getting chlamydia or gonorrhea

If you look hard enough in the midst of Winnipeg's sprawling and decaying inner city, you will see scattered islands of remarkable creativity and collective action: innovative community development (CD) initiatives battling the seemingly relentless spread of urban poverty.