COVID-19 has led to the first rise in extreme poverty in a generation Governments worldwide have put in place 1,600 short-term social protection measures in response to COVID-19 but 4 billion people are still not covered by social protection. An additional 119–124 million people were pushed back into extreme poverty in 2020
Worldwide, an additional 70–161 million people are likely to have experienced hunger as a result of the pandemic in 2020.
2.37 billion people are without food or unable to eat a healthy balanced diet on a regular basis
Covid impact on Education
Covid19 has wiped out 20 years of education gains.
an additional 101 million or 9% of children in grades 1 through 8 fell below minimum reading proficiency levels in 2020
