国际英语资讯:Extreme poverty on rise in LatAm: UN agency
<p><span word="SANTIAGO">SANTIAGO</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 15-- <span word="More">More</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Latin">Latin</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2008, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Latin">Latin</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Caribbean">Caribbean</span> (<span word="ECLAC">ECLAC</span>), <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chile">Chile</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Santiago">Santiago</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="region">region</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="measured">measured</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="income">income</span>, <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="steady">steady</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017 <span word="and">and</span> 2016, <span word="but">but</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="proportion">proportion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="persons">persons</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rise">rise</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="report">report</span> "<span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="Panorama">Panorama</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Latin">Latin</span> <span word="America">America</span> 2018."</p><p><span word="In">In</span> 2017, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> 184 <span word="million">million</span> (30.2 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span>). <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="those">those</span>, 62 <span word="million">million</span>, <span word="or">or</span> 10.2 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span>, <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="percentage">percentage</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2008.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> 2018, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ECLAC">ECLAC</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="projections">projections</span>, <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="decreased">decreased</span> <span word="to">to</span> 29.6 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span>, <span word="or">or</span> 182 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> (2 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017), <span word="while">while</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="steady">steady</span> <span word="at">at</span> 10.2 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="or">or</span> 63 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> (<span word="one">one</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017).</p><p>"<span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="midway">midway</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="setbacks">setbacks</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2017, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span>," <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="Alicia">Alicia</span> <span word="Barcena">Barcena</span>, <span word="ECLAC">ECLAC</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span>.</p><p><span word="Barcena">Barcena</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> "<span word="complementary">complementary</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="policies">policies</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="protection">protection</span>, <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="inclusion">inclusion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="redistribution">redistribution</span>" <span word="to">to</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span>.</p><p><span word="Latin">Latin</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="notable">notable</span> <span word="reduction">reduction</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="inequality">inequality</span> ... <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2000," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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