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This is how we can save millions of people from extreme poverty after COVID-19

Volunteers help at the City of Inglewood's annual Thanksgiving Turkey Giveaway during the COVID-19 outbreak, in California, U.S., November 23, 2020.      REUTERS/Mike Blake - RC299K9AJOJJ

The COVID-19 pandemic could push another 200 million people into extreme poverty. Image: REUTERS/Mike Blake

Douglas Broom
Senior Writer, Forum Agenda
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