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ECLAC reports rise in extreme poverty in the region

A new report by the United Nations' Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) says extreme poverty in the region has risen significantly due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
In its annual report Social Panorama of Latin America 2021, ECLAC said the extreme poverty rate in the region has risen from 13.1 per cent in 2020 to 13.8 per cent in 2021.
 
ECLAC says the number of people living in extreme poverty moved from 81 million to 86 million.
 
However, the number of people in situations of poverty declined slightly from 204 million to 201 million.
 


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