Intl Day Eradication of Poverty 10.17

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It's Time to END POVERTY . . .

. . . NOW! Everywhere!

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United Nations

2020 Message UN Secretary-General

"On the International Day for the

Eradication of Poverty,

let’s stand in solidarity with people

living in poverty, throughout the

COVID-19 pandemic and beyond."

Above Quote Courtesy, UN Secretary-General António Guterres

2020 Theme:

“Acting Together to Achieve Social and Environmental Justice for All”

The COVID-19 pandemic is a double crisis for the world’s poorest people.

First, they have the highest risk of exposure to the virus, and least access to quality healthcare.

Second, recent estimates show the pandemic could push up to 115 million people into poverty this year – the first increase in decades. Women are at greatest risk because they are more likely to lose their jobs, and less likely to have social protection.

In these extraordinary times, we need extraordinary efforts to fight poverty.

The pandemic demands strong collective action.

Governments must accelerate economic transformation by investing in a green, sustainable recovery.

We need a new generation of social protection programmes that also cover people working in the informal economy.

Joining together in common cause is the only way we will emerge safely from this pandemic.

On the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, let’s stand in solidarity with people living in poverty, throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.

Above Text Courtesy, United Nations