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Much about the novel coronavirus remains unknown. It is critical to forge implementation strategies that can rapidly and flexibly respond to close the gaps. At the global level, political economy concerns will be reflected in the extent to which rich and poor nations get access to finite global supplies of medical equipment. For example, at the local level, those who have the least influence in a community might not be able to access basic services. Policy aspirations can be laudable, but there is likely to be considerable variation in the extent to which they can be realized, and which groups benefit from them. Too often there is a wide gap between policies as articulated and their attainment in practice, and thus between what citizens rightfully expect and what they experience daily.
A typical person in a low-income country spends about two-thirds of their resources on food, while the same figure for the typical person in a high-income country is closer to 25%. Inequality rose both within countries and between countries, with long-term impacts on access to opportunity and to social mobility.Īlthough global poverty has more recently resumed its pre-pandemic downward trajectory, between 75 million and 95 million additional people could be living in extreme poverty in 2022 compared to pre-COVID-19 projections, due to the lingering effects of the pandemic, the war in Ukraine, and rising inflation.įood inflation can have a particularly devastating impact on poor families. Women, youth, and low-wage and informal workers, especially those living in urban areas, were among the hardest hit. But the trend was interrupted in 2020, when poverty rose due to the disruption caused by the COVID-19 crisis combined with the effects of conflict and climate change - which had already been slowing poverty reduction.ĭecreased income, job losses, and work stoppages during the pandemic were especially damaging to poor households.
This mission underpins our analytical, operational, and convening work in about 140 client countries.įor almost 25 years, the number of people living in extreme poverty - on less than $1.90 per person per day - was steadily declining. The World Bank Group’s goals are to end extreme poverty and promote shared prosperity.