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Austerity may thwart poverty progress in Latin America

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LATIN AMERICA

Poverty and income inequality.

Bolivia inequality progress may be slow to recover

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BOLIVIA

The success is reducing the Gini coefficient from 0.61 in 2002 was based mainly on reducing poverty through greater state investment and increased employment, rather than measures…

COVID-19 may hit less resilient EU eastern areas more

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EU

At least in the EU’s eleven eastern member states (EU-11), there has been significant if slow progress in lifting standards of living across the board in the past decade…

Norway’s new coalition could prove fragile

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NORWAY

On September 11, Norwegian voters signalled their continued confidence in Solberg and her centre-right coalition government. After a very close election in which all governing…

Chile's poverty progress will be difficult to sustain

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CHILE

The report provides the first comprehensive picture of the evolution of poverty rates and income distribution since the social uprising that erupted in the country in late 2019…

Latin American education failings weigh on progress

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LATIN AMERICA

Latin American education.

Inequality will remain challenging in Latin America

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LATIN AMERICA

The report finds that despite progress made on several economic and social development indictors, inequality has remained largely unchanged in Latin America over time. Crucially…

Pandemic will worsen Latin America's gender inequality

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LATIN AMERICA

However, according to the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the coronavirus pandemic may undo more than a decade’s progress on labour…

Africa’s Great Green Wall project may lose momentum

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AFRICA

The African Union (AU) project also aims to create jobs, reduce conflict, improve food security and reduce migration along the 8,000-kilometre 'wall'. In 2020, the UN said only 4…

EU agreement on immigration remains a distance away

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EU

It has yet to win over sceptical member states in southern and Central and Eastern Europe. However, there has been some progress on immigration with countries approving the…