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UNITED NATIONS -- The United Nations development agency says Afghanistan is teetering on the brink of “universal poverty” which could become a reality in the middle of next year unless urgent efforts are made to bolster local communities and their economies.

The UN Development Program reported that Afghanistan's GDP would likely contract by 20 percent to $16 billion from a 2020 nominal figure of $20 billion.  

The UN Development Program reported that Afghanistan's GDP would likely contract by 20 percent to $16 billion from a 2020 nominal figure of $20 billion.  

Urban poverty is on course to triple in Myanmar, pushing nearly half the population below the poverty line next year, the United Nations said on Wednesday, as the twin impact of the pandemic and a military coup threaten progress made in the past decade.

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Based on a survey of 1,200 households, the UN Development Program says Myanmar is set to return to levels of deprivation not seen since 2005, before democratic reforms began

(Reuters) - Urban poverty is on course to triple in Myanmar, pushing nearly half the population below the poverty line next year, the United Nations said on Wednesday, as the twin impact of the pandemic and a military coup threaten progress made in the past decade.

Urban poverty is on course to triple in Myanmar, pushing nearly half the population below the poverty line next year, the United Nations said on Wednesday, as the twin impact of the pandemic and a military coup threaten progress made in the past decade.