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Female-Headed Households Are Most Badly Affected

Stephen Barrett, Chief of Social Policy, Unicef Malaysia

26-Aug-20 07:17

Female-Headed Households Are Most Badly Affected

Stephen Barrett, Chief of Social Policy at Unicef Malaysia talks to us about the “Families On The Edge” study of how the Covid-19 crisis has affected low income families in Kuala Lumpur, and what more the government should do in the short-term to support vulnerable communities.

Image Credit: Acip UNICEF

Produced by: Sim Wie Boon

Presented by: Roshan Kanesan, Noelle Lim


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