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Agnes Quisumbing

Agnes Quisumbing is a Senior Research Fellow in the Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit. She co-leads a research program that examines how closing the gap between men’s and women’s ownership and control of assets may lead to better development outcomes.

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Worse than the coronavirus: millions of people in the poorest countries face starvation due to pandemic and recession (Voice of America—Ukraine) 

July 30, 2020


Voice of America (Ukraine) published an article stating, Economic decline, deteriorating health care, rising domestic violence – the coronavirus pandemic is multiplying a number of other important problems in the world. As the harvest season approaches, experts point to a new threat – mass famine in Africa and Asia. According to IFPRI with each percent of the global economy falling, an additional 14 to 22 million people fall below the poverty line.

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