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How coronavirus set back the global fight against extreme poverty
In Depth Pandemic is reversing two decades of progress in raising living standards
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Coronavirus: five ways the pandemic is increasing global inequality
In Depth A development expert explains how the Covid outbreak entrenched preexisting social ills
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The state of British children’s health in five statistics
Speed Read New study shows UK falling behind on key indicators including infant mortality and vaccinations
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Instant Opinion: English football ‘needs to lead’ fight against racism
In Depth Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Monday 23 December
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World to miss UN sustainable development goals ‘by decades’
Speed Read ‘Towering achievement’ risks being undermined by growing inequality and climate change
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Study finds more than 4m in UK are trapped in deep poverty
Speed Read Anti-poverty campaigners say austerity has reversed progress
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Why is in-work poverty on the rise?
Speed Read New research suggests higher rents and slower wage growth is pushing more working families into relative poverty
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Child hunger in Africa ‘due to lack of political will’
Speed Read Nearly half of all child deaths on the continent due to malnourishment as economic growth fails to halt crisis
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Is the Government breaking human rights laws on child hunger?
Speed Read Human Rights Watch report says Tory welfare cuts caused ‘hunger crisis’
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UK risks reaching US levels of inequality, warns economist
Speed Read IFS report found that ‘deaths of despair’ are rising amid financial stress
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Food bank use hits record high in Britain
Speed Read Government benefit policies blamed as charity hands out 1.5m parcels in 12 months
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Are lotteries a tax on the poor?
Speed Read As one lucky US lottery winner pockets nearly a billion dollars, old accusations are refuelled
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Closing GCSE poverty gap will take ‘over a century’
In Depth In parts of the country, poor students are about two years behind the average
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Why are funeral costs so high?
In Depth Two reviews into industry practices launched after average price doubles in just over a decade
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