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In a new paper, researchers from UNU-WIDER, Kings College London, and the Australian National University confirmed recent estimates on the shocking impact of COVID-19 on global poverty. They called on global leaders to take urgent action to avert a spike in global poverty that could undo decades of hard-won progress towards SDG 1. The research was picked up by media around the world and featured in over 70 outlets. More details here. 

UNU-WIDER’s ongoing work focusing on the effect of COVID-19 on the economies, states and societies of the Global South | https://www.wider.unu.edu/article/unu-wider-ongoing-work-effect-covid-19-economies-states-and-societies-global-south

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Journal Article | Quantifying the contribution of a subpopulation to inequality an application to Mozambique
Research Brief | Multidimensional poverty in times of multiple crises
Policy Brief | Lessons from the transformations of Asian states
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