Covid Pandemic: So many crore people became poor in two years, claimed in 'Inequality Kills' report

Covid Pandemic: In the first two years of the Coronavirus Pandemic, the income of 99 percent of the people in the world has declined. At the same time, more than 16 crore people have come under the category of poor.

Covid Pandemic: In the first two years of the Coronavirus Pandemic, the income of 99 percent of the people in the world has declined. At the same time, more than 16 crore people have come under the category of poor. On the other hand, during the pandemic period, the wealth of the world's ten richest people increased at the rate of $ 1.3 billion (Rs 9,000 crore) per day to $ 1,500 billion (over Rs 111 lakh crore).

In its report 'Inequality Kills', released on the first day of the World Economic Forum's (WEF) online Davos Agenda summit, Oxfam International said that inequality kills at least 21,000 people per day, or one person every four seconds. Death is happening.

The wealth of the ten richest people increased

The report concludes on global deaths due to health care, gender-based violence, hunger and climate. According to the report, the wealth of the ten richest people in the world increased at the rate of $15,000 per second during the first two years of the pandemic. Even if these ten people lose 99.999 percent of their wealth, they will still be richer than 99 percent of the people in the world.

Oxfam International Executive Director Gabriella Butcher said: "The world's top ten richest have six times more wealth than the poorest 3.1 billion people." According to Oxfam International, the wealth of billionaires has grown faster in the last two years of the pandemic than in the last 14 years.

violence based on gender

At the same time, a one-time 99 percent tax on the unexpected earnings of the world's ten richest people during the pandemic can provide enough corona prevention vaccines, universal health care and social security to people all over the world. Butcher alleged that the world's response to the pandemic has fueled economic violence, particularly racial violence, violence against marginalized groups, and gender-based violence.

The report says that women collectively lost $800 billion in earnings in 2020. Compared to the year 2019 before Corona, now 1.3 crore less women work. At the same time, 252 men have more wealth than the total wealth of one billion women and girls from countries in Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean.

News is originally taken from: https://www.abplive.com/news/world/over-16-crore-people-become-poor-in-two-years-during-corona-pandemic-one-person-is-dying-every-four-seconds-2040776

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