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Covid-19 to push back 71 mn into extreme poverty in 2020: UN report
New Delhi: An estimated 71 million people are expected to be pushed back into extreme poverty in 2020, the first rise in global poverty since 1998, a report released by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs on Tuesday said.Lost incomes, limited social protection and rising prices mean even those who were previously secure could find themselves at risk of poverty and hunger, the report added.Using the latest data and estimates, the annual stocktaking report on progress across the 17 goals shows that it is the poorest and most vulnerable – including children, older persons, persons with disabilities, migrants and refugees – who are being hit the hardest by the effects of the covid-19 pandemic.The report also highlighted that