[RED DEMOCRATICA] UNDP: Global economic growth is creating more inequality

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | Brahimi hopes for better results in next round of Syrian peace talks Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version     January 30, 2014 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story UNDP: Global economic growth is creating more inequality Developing countries experienced an 11% increase in the gap between poor and rich between 1990 and 2010, the United Nations Development Programme says in a report. If this gap isn't closed, it could lead to societal unrest, UNDP warns. 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