The immediate introduction of a Temporary Basic Income for the world’s poorest people could slow the current surge in COVID-19 and enable close to three billion people to stay at home, according to a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report released on Thursday. NEW YORK, USA, July 23, 2020,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Temporary Basic Income: Protecting Poor […]
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