Watch Global Action Initiative’s 2020 Event – Poverty Alleviation on December 8th at 19:00 EST / 24:00 GMT on CGTN or here live streaming. We look at inequality and other root causes of poverty, witness efforts to lift people up, and discuss the global pandemic’s impact on poverty alleviation.

Global Action Initiative Mission 2020: Poverty Alleviation

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 13:44 — 18.9MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Google Podcasts | Email | RSSGlobal poverty levels are rising for the first time in 20 years as a result of COVID-19.  Over 4 billion people around the world still do not […]

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