18 Oct 2021

Covid-19: Concerns Pacific economic progress could be wiped

From Morning Report, 8:40 am on 18 October 2021

There are dire warnings a decade of economic development in the Pacific region could be wiped out by the Covid-19 pandemic.

A new report by World Vision reveals 60 percent of households in the Pacific have lost jobs and incomes, forcing them to skip meals and send their young children to work.

World Vision international partnerships director TJ Grant spoke to Corin Dann.