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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Karen McVeigh

Angola urges UK to take new measures on poverty

A pedestrian wearing a protective mask walks past mannequins and 'closing down sale' posters in a shop's window display
Campaigners said Angola’s recommendation ‘spoke volumes’ about Britain’s worsening reputation over helping people who are struggling. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/AFP/Getty Images

Angola has urged the UK to adopt an emergency poverty strategy to protect its most vulnerable citizens from the cost-of-living crisis.

The call – from a country where more than half of its population of 34 million people live on less than $2 (£1.75) a day, on behalf of citizens of one of the world’s richest – was among several concerns raised before a UN review of the UK’s human rights record today.

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