Deprived of school, two children learn their lessons on the sidewalk in India, September 3, 2020. -

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They were already precarious before the Covid-19 pandemic.

Since then, these vulnerable populations have suffered the “devastating” economic impact of the coronavirus, driven to hunger or to dropping out of school, according to the study by an NGO published on Monday.

In the "Downward spiral" survey carried out in 14 countries (Mali, Afghanistan, Venezuela, etc.), the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) indicates that nearly three-quarters of some 1,400 people questioned report a clear deterioration of their situation because of the health crisis.

According to this survey, 77% of them had lost their jobs or saw their wages decrease since March, 70% had to reduce the number of meals in their home, and 73% said they were less likely to send their children home. school because of their financial difficulties.

Towards a "catastrophe"

“The world's most vulnerable communities are on a dangerous downward spiral,” NRC Secretary General Jan Egeland said in a statement.

"Already forced to leave their homes because of the violence, often with limited rights to work or to access government services, the economic impact of the pandemic is pushing them towards disaster," he argued. .

Even before the pandemic, the UN was worried about worsening hunger in the world.

According to an annual report published in July, nearly one in nine humans suffered from chronic undernourishment in 2019, a proportion set to increase due to Covid-19.

The NRC survey was carried out among 1,413 people in these 14 countries: Afghanistan, Colombia, Iraq, Kenya, Libya, Mali, Uganda, Venezuela, Somalia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lebanon, Jordan, Burkina Faso and Yemen.

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