EXTREME POVERTY - This is how we can save millions of people from extreme poverty after COVID-19 (Douglas Broom, WEF)

EXTREME POVERTY – This is how we can save millions of people from extreme poverty after COVID-19 (Douglas Broom, WEF)

The COVID-19 pandemic could push another 200 million people into extreme poverty. Image: REUTERS/Mike Blake

Millions more people could be pushed into extreme poverty by the COVID-19 pandemic, a new United Nations study says.
A sluggish economic recovery will add 200 million to the number of the world’s poorest.
But this could be avoided if we accelerate global development efforts.
If we take the right actions, the number in extreme poverty could even fall.