COVID-19 is menacing the whole of humanity – and so the whole of humanity must fight back.
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The poorest countries already struggling with floods, natural disasters and terrorist attacks have been stuck worst by covid-19. These are places where people who have been forced to flee their homes because of bombs, violence or floods and are living under plastic sheets in fields or crammed into refugee camps or informal settlements. They do not have homes in which to socially distance or self-isolate.
There have been 2 millions COVID-19 deaths but this isn't the end of the devastation caused by this pandemic.
The economic, food, and health systems disruptions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic are expected to continue to exacerbate all forms of malnutrition. Estimates from the International Food Policy Research Institute suggest that because of the pandemic an additional 140 million people will be thrown into living in extreme poverty on less than US$1·90 per day in 2020.
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Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, UNICEF estimated a 30% overall reduction in essential nutrition services coverage, reaching 75–100% in lockdown contexts, including in fragile countries where there are humanitarian crises
Like never before, now is the time to take action and help to rid our world from this callus and satanic of poverty that is now ripping families apart.
RISE UP NOW AND TAKE ACTION
“The pandemic and global recession may cause over 1.4% of the world’s population to fall into extreme poverty,” said World Bank Group President David Malpass.
Even the smallest bit of charity can go a long way to help daily wage earners, underprivileged children and others
Like never before, now is the time to take action and help to rid our world from this callus and satanic of poverty that is now ripping families apart.
RISE UP NOW AND TAKE ACTION
