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Protecting families from the economic impact of COVID-19
The pandemic has taken a devastating toll on families. But cash transfers are helping ease the strain.
By Enkhzul Altangerel
Guatemala. A woman stands with her family.
©UNICEF Guatemala/ RODRIGO MUSSAPP
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16 October 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a devastating toll on hundreds of millions of people across the globe. But it is children and their families who are being hit hardest by the economic crisis caused by the pandemic. Before COVID-19, children were twice as likely as adults to be living in extreme poverty. Now, the number of children living below their respective national poverty line could soar by as many as 117 million, leaving 700 million children’s futures even less certain.