The United Nations says the introduction of a Temporary Basic Income for the world’s poorest people including those in the Pacific could help slow the current surge in Covid-19 cases in the region. Locals at the Princess Margaret Hospital in Funafuti, Tuvalu. Photo: Supplied/UNDP According to the World Health Organisation, as of 14 October there was a total of 6,730 cases for the virus in the Pacific with 3,375 new cases reported.
The UN’s Development Programme said the TBI concept enables nearly three billion people to stay at home.
In a recent UNDP report – Temporary Basic Income: Protecting Poor and […]
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