- The coronavirus pandemic could lead to a spike in child marriages globally, reversing 25 years of progress on ending the practice, a charity has warned.The pandemic is increasing poverty, forcing girls out of school and into work or marriage, the charity said. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-54370316 6 comments worldnews
- Erasing 30 Years of Progress, Covid-19 Pandemic Could Lead to More Than One Billion People Living in Poverty: Study - "These findings expose the extent of precarity in developing countries, but also the fragility of poverty reductions to any economic shock." https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/06/12/erasing-30-years-progress-covid-19-pandemic-could-lead-more-one-billion-people 5 comments worldnews