The pandemic plunges 150 million people into absolute poverty (Welt)

Welt (Germany) published an article stating that “the human costs of Covid-19 are immense.” For the first time in over 20 years, the number of poor will grow again worldwide. Large portions of Asia and Africa are threatened by hunger and resulting death.  In April, IFPRI stated that 35 to 65 million people who could slide into absolute poverty because of the economic crisis, now the number has been adjusted to one significantly upward.  (Read Poverty and food insecurity could grow dramatically as COVID-19 spreads) (Reach 2M) Republished in Head Topics