世行行长警告：疫情或令1亿人重返极端贫困
<p>世界银行行长戴维·马尔帕斯日前警告说，新冠疫情可能导致1亿人重新陷入极端贫困。马尔帕斯说，如果新冠疫情持续恶化，“这个数字可能会更高”</p><p><span word="People">People</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="protective">protective</span> <span word="masks">masks</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="testing">testing</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> (<span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19) <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="returning">returning</span> <span word="students">students</span>, <span word="faculty">faculty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="campus">campus</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="University">University</span> (<span word="NYU">NYU</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Manhattan">Manhattan</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span>, <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>, <span word="US">US</span>, <span word="August">August</span> 18, 2020. [<span word="Photo">Photo</span>/<span word="Agencies">Agencies</span>]</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="driven">driven</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="as">as</span> 100 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span>, <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Malpass">Malpass</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p>世界银行行长戴维·马尔帕斯8月20日警告说，新冠疫情或令1亿人重新陷入极端贫困。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="lender">lender</span> <span word="previously">previously</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="that">that</span> 60 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="estimate">estimate</span> <span word="puts">puts</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deterioration">deterioration</span> <span word="at">at</span> 70 <span word="to">to</span> 100 <span word="million">million</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> “<span word="that">that</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="higher">higher</span>” <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span> <span word="worsens">worsens</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="drags">drags</span> <span word="on">on</span>.</p><p>根据世界银行此前的估计，将有6000万人因为新冠疫情陷入极端贫困，但最新的评估将这一数字升高到7000万至1亿人。马尔帕斯说，如果疫情恶化或持续下去，“这个数字可能会更高”。世界银行的总部设在华盛顿。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="it">it</span> “<span word="imperative">imperative</span>” <span word="that">that</span> <span word="creditors">creditors</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="risk">risk</span>, <span word="going">going</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suspend">suspend</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="payments">payments</span>, <span word="Malpass">Malpass</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="AFP">AFP</span>.</p>
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