Global ‘catastrophe’ looms as Covid-19 fuels inequality
by Harriet Sherwood from on (#55K2D)
Job losses, homelessness, school closures and acute hunger set to rise dramatically without urgent support, Christian Aid warns
The pandemic has exposed and reinforced deep inequalities across the world, with the true extent yet to be seen, according to a major new report.
The crisis in the poorest countries threatens to escalate into a catastrophe as job losses and food insecurity mount. The economic, social and political impacts are only starting to unfold," says Building Back with Justice: Dismantling Inequalities after Covid-19, to be published by Christian Aid later this month.
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