More than 100 countries face spending cuts as Covid worsens debt crisis, report warns

Faiza Shaheen, program lead for the Pathfinders Inequality and Exclusion Grand Challenge comments on the widening inequality between high and low-income countries and rising debt in this Guardian feature via research from recently-published report, From Rhetoric to Action: Delivering Equality & Inclusion.

“If nothing changes and governments face having to make cuts, populations will see development stall and even reverse. For the person on the street, it means they are going to visibly see that it’s harder to access key services, and they’re not going to see improvements in their material wellbeing.”

Read the full article at The Guardian here.