World leaders risk anger, more protests over inequality -UN official


  • World
  • Tuesday, 10 Dec 2019

Administrator of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Achim Steiner, speaks during the presentation of the 2019 UNDP Human Development Report, in Bogota, Colombia December 9, 2019. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Political leaders around the world could face growing citizen anger if they cannot re-engage with unhappy populations, a United Nations official said on Monday, as heads of state around the world grapple with protests.

Demonstrations in Latin America and elsewhere are connected to impatience with leaders who need to address the inequalities of the 21st century, said Achim Steiner, administrator of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), in an interview.

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