Southeast Asia poverty to surge in ‘socio-economic crisis’: UN

Southeast Asia is on the brink of a “socio-economic crisis” caused by the COVID-19 pandemic that could reverse decades of poverty reduction, the United Nations has warned. “The crisis threatens to destroy the livelihoods of Southeast Asia’s 218 million informal workers,” a U.N. policy brief released on Thursday said. “Without alternative income, formal social protection […]

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