At the end of 2020, the number of people living on less than $1.90 a day had increased to almost 750m, according to the World Data Lab’s World Poverty Clock, a predictive tool which includes World Bank and IMF data. By the end of 2022 they expect that number to edge back down towards where it was before the pandemic, around 685m.

From this standpoint, theCovid-19 p andemic was tantamount to a mirror to the world, reflecting its weaknesses and revealing its flaws, manifested in several chronic aspects, among which is the increase in rates of hunger and p overty, p rolonged conflicts, uncontrolled p rogress of modern technology, and its ramifications on cyber security

If we neglect Afghanistan right now,according to the UNhalf the people of Afghanistanare already vulnerable,and by next year almost 90% of the people in Afghanistan will go below the poverty line. There is a hugehumanitarian crisis looming ahead. And this will have serious repercussionsnot justfor theneighboursof Afghanistanbut everywhere.

we must adopt clear investment strategies which help alleviate poverty, promote job creation, build sustainable infrastructure, and of course bridge the digital divide.

Dans cette perspective, Ie Tchad réitére l'appel maintes fois lancé par les pays membres du G—5 Sahel, relatif â I'annuIation de la dette de ces pays durement frappés par Ie terrorisme et Ie changement climatique, en sus de COVID—19 et de la pauvreté ambiante

Le Tchad lance, une fois de plus, un appel pressant â tous nos partenaires du Nord pour honorer leurs engagements vis—â—vis des pays vulnérables en vue de contribuer de fa on durable â une meilleure reprise économique post—COVID—19, et â une accélération dans I'atteinte des ODD conformément â la noble ambition des Nations Unies de « ne laisser personne derriére » â I'échéance de 2030.

Economic divergencerisks erasing years of progress in the fight against poverty,making it even more difficult to achieve sustainable developmentgoals.

ndeed, this greatest challenge of our time which has a pronounced severe negative impact on African least developed countries manifested through droughts, excessive rainfall, desertification, hurricanes, land degradation and soforth thus diminishing our capability to eradicate poverty and improve livelihoods.

call among other equally important global matters for prioritizing covet 19 response vaccine access equity tackling poverty and inequality the impact of climate change and promoting gender equality human rights protection and promotion