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The shocking effect the pandemic will have on global poverty

Predicting the impact on global poverty
Extreme poverty is on the rise
Virus-driven surge in poverty
Even developed countries have a poverty problem
Weaker economies will retract less, but end up worse off
Pandemic unemployment: government support in richer countries
Pandemic unemployment: layoffs in richer countries
Pandemic unemployment: migrant workers sending money home
Pandemic unemployment: daily wagers fear starvation
Food crisis: poor countries are starving
Food crisis: rich countries struggle to find balance
Food crisis: the future of food production and distribution
Foreign aid: countries looking after their own
Foreign aid: coronavirus is making refugee camps more dangerous
Foreign aid: refugee camps could lead to the pandemic's biggest loss
Healthcare: countries in crisis aren’t coronavirus-ready
Healthcare: deadly diseases already in circulation
Healthcare: battle for a vaccine
Healthcare: vulnerable more at risk
Healthcare: a looming mental health crisis
Education: lack of education causes poverty
Education: technology has the potential to save the day
Education: knock-on effects are worse than the disease itself
Social mobility is at risk
The future of global poverty
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Predicting the impact on global poverty

Anticipating exactly what the future has in store feels like an impossible task in these unprecedented and precarious times – what is clear however, is that the poor will be worst affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Click or scroll through to take a look at the shocking impact that the virus will likely have on the world’s most vulnerable.

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Hannah Ward-Glenton

01 June 2020

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