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War in Ukraine causing surge in poverty in Colombia: UN
Projected poverty increase highest of Latin America and Caribbean
by Adriaan Alsema June 6, 2022
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is triggering an increase in poverty in Colombia and the rest of Latin America, according to the United Nations (UN).
In a report, the UN’s Economic Commission on Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) said that it would expect Colombia’s poverty rate to increase from 36.3% to 38%.
This implies that almost 880,000 people will enter poverty this year in Colombia.
The country’s projected 1.7 percentage point increase in poverty is the highest in all of Latin America and the Caribbean, according to ECLAC.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/war-in-ukraine-causing-surge-in-poverty-in-colombia-un/
