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2.2 billion people are poor or near-poor, warns2014Human Development Reporton vulnerability and resilience

Calls for universal provision of basic social services, and stronger policies for social protection and full employment to advance and secure development progress     Tokyo, 24 July 2014 —Persistent vulnerability threatens human development, and unless it is systematically tackled by policies and social norms, progress will be neither equitable nor sustainable. This is the …