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Source: United Nations – United Nations –
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September 17, 2009
The world has yet to recover from the financial and economic turmoil, compounded by the food crisis and flu pandemic. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced this today at a press conference in New York. He drew attention to the growing "army of the poor" worldwide and called on the "powers that be" not to turn a blind eye to their suffering.
"Earlier this week, I wrote a letter to the leaders of the G20 asking them to help poor countries through this crisis and to accelerate action on climate change and the Millennium Development Goals," the UN chief said.
He emphasized that reports of "green shoots" in the economy have recently emerged, but UN data does not support these conclusions. The UN chief drew attention to the fact that working poor families, whose lives had significantly improved in the last decade—before the crisis—have now found themselves back in extreme poverty.
"Those who were on the brink of poverty have become the new poor. This year, another 100 million people will fall into extreme poverty," the Secretary-General noted. He emphasized that donor countries must heed the calls of these people and fulfill their development assistance pledges.
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