GENEVA: Countries must ensure that social benefits and wages rise with inflation, otherwise people could starve or freeze in their homes, the United Nations' poverty expert...
GENEVA: Countries must ensure that social benefits and wages rise with inflation, otherwise people could starve or freeze in their homes, the United Nations' poverty expert insisted on Monday.'It is not hyperbole to say that unless governments increase benefits and wages in line with inflation, lives will be lost,' said Olivier De Schutter, the UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights.
This means 'even more people in poverty will starve or freeze this winter unless immediate action is taken to increase their income.'UN experts are independent. They do not speak for the global body but are mandated to report their findings to the Human Rights Council.De Schutter urged governments in the northern hemisphere to act quickly to insulate homes before the winter comes.'Failure to act in this area is simply down to a lack of political will,' he said.
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