UN Report: Access to energy crucial for escaping poverty
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November 23, 2017
BANGKOK (AP) — A United Nations report says the world's least developed countries need access to electricity if they are to break out of poverty.
The report by the U.N. Conference on Trade and Development released Wednesday urges wealthy nations to do more to honor their aid commitments to help bridge the energy gap.
It says 60 percent of people in the world's poorest countries, 47 of which meet the U.N.'s standards for being "least developed," have no access to electricity — some 577 million people in total.
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