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UNITED Nations experts warned today that growing inequality was hindering improvements in lifespan, education and income in a world where the 85 richest people have as much wealth as the 3.5 billion poorest.
With nearly a third of humanity poor or vulnerable to poverty, governments need to put a higher priority on creating jobs and providing basic social services, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said in its annual report.
It warned that improvements in longevity, education and income are slowing down. But the agency also said the solutions were not complicated.
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