Beyond worst nightmares: Argentina’s child poverty rate soars amid pandemic – ZAWYA

Beyond worst nightmares: Argentina’s child poverty rate soars amid pandemic – ZAWYA

"Beyond worst nightmares": Argentina's child poverty rate soars amid pandemic | ZAWYA MENA Edition HomeEconomyGlobalArticle"Beyond worst nightmares": Argentina's child poverty rate soars amid pandemic Argentina's center-left government has extended a lockdown in and around Buenos Aires until July 17    BUENOS AIRES- Antonio Chenarce, a 49-year-old baker and father of three in Buenos Aires, has struggled to make ends meet since losing his job due to the coronavirus lockdown imposed in the Argentine capital since mid-March.The health crisis has hammered Argentina's economy, which is now expected to shrink around 12% this year, driving millions into poverty and leaving almost six out of every 10 children and adolescents below the poverty line, United Nations data show."If I don't work, it's all screwed up. Food is expensive. Hunger doesn't wait for you," Chenarce, who lives with his wife and children in a poor neighborhood of the capital, said in an interview.The health crisis has hammered Argentina's economy, which is now expected to shrink around 12% this year, driving millions into poverty and leaving almost six out of every 10 children and adolescents below the poverty line, United Nations data show.BUENOS AIRES- Antonio Chenarce, a 49-year-old baker and father of three in Buenos