The World Social Report
▪ The World Social Report is the flagship publication of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) on social development issues.
▪ Insecure Livelihoods & Enduring Poverty Risks: Over 690 million live in extreme poverty, and 2.8 billion are near it
▪ Income inequality, measured by the Gini coefficient, has increased in 52 of 128 countries over the past 30 years.
▪ E.g., Inequality has grown in populous nations like China and India, and in most high-income countries.
