UNITED NATIONS: The Covid-19 pandemic, the cost-of-living crisis and the war in Ukraine have pushed 165 million people into poverty since 2020, the United Nations said on Thursday, calling for a pause in debt repayments for developing countries.
Because of these shocks, 75 million people will have fallen into extreme poverty, defined as living on less than $2.15 a day, between 2020 and the end of 2023 and 90 million more will fall below the poverty line of $3.65 a day, according to a study published by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).
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