(The Buenos Aires Times)
Number of poor people in the region rose by 22 million in 2020 to 209 million. ECLAC calls for “new welfare state.”
Extreme poverty in Latin America has reached its worst level in 20 years due to the coronavirus pandemic, a report by the UN said on Thursday.
Poverty is also at its highest level in 12 years after the number of poor people in the region rose by 22 million in 2020 to 209 million.
