Harsha de Silva: Multidimensional poverty

Abstract

PARTLY TRUE: The World Bank states that the poverty level which was at 13% in 2019 has by today, increased to at least 25%. The multidimensional Poverty Vulnerability of Oxford University and UNDP (sic) states that when considering education, health, and the economy altogether, 12.5 million out of the 21 million in our country, [that is] more than 56%, can be categorised as poor. Harsha de Silva, Parliament of Sri Lanka, 15 November 2023