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South Africa: Covid-19 Aid Falling Short

[HRW] Nairobi -- The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for African governments to strengthen social protection systems and fulfill people's rights to social security and an adequate standard of living, Human Rights Watch said today. Many African governments introduced measures like cash transfers and food assistance in response to the rising poverty and hunger occasioned by the pandemic, but most households received no support. The World Bank forecasts that the Covid-19 crisis will have pushed an additional

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