Inequality

Welcome to the Voice of America’s News Words.

This word comes from a report from the World Bank.

It says this is one cause of extreme poverty.

Inequality.

The World Bank says stronger efforts to ease inequality are important to reducing extreme poverty around the globe.

World Bank president Jim Young Kim says inequality is a barrier to reducing world poverty to 3% world-wide by 2030.

Inequality overall is far too high.

Inequality is a situation that is not balanced.

Inequality is when some people have more rights or better chances at life than other people.