https://www.scmp.com/rss/506797/feed Juan Manuel Santos, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, is a former president of Colombia (2010-18) and a visiting professor at the Department of International Development, University of Oxford. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Today’s pandemic-induced humanitarian and economic crisis represents an unprecedented opportunity to go beyond emergency responses and address our economies’ structural flaws. Many governments’ stimulus and recovery packages are already shaping the future. But leaders should also recognise this rare chance to build a more inclusive and sustainable world, possible only if we end poverty in all its forms. The launch of the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2020 can serve as a catalyst.... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3095609/dont-let-covid-19-crisis-reverse-hard-won-gains-towards-ending?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3095609/dont-let-covid-19-crisis-reverse-hard-won-gains-towards-ending?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 02 Aug 2020 07:15:13 +0000