Universal basic income the right prescription for Latin America & Caribbean – UN report

A new report by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) unveiled on Tuesday, proposes that governments ensure immediate temporary cash transfers to help millions of people struggling to meet basic needs, as the massive fallout from COVID-19 ripples across the region’s economies.

While Black and Hispanic people have been less likely than their white or Asian counterparts to have a vaccine over the course of the vaccination rollout, racial disparities have narrowed over time.

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